Spathoglottis plicata

Large purple orchid
Flowers
White cultivar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Spathoglottis
Species:
S. plicata
Binomial name
Spathoglottis plicata
Synonyms[1]

Spathoglottis plicata, commonly known as the Philippine ground orchid,[2] or large purple orchid[3] is an evergreen, terrestrial plant with crowded pseudobulbs, three or four large, pleated leaves and up to forty resupinate, pink to purple flowers. It is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to Australia and the western Pacific including Tonga and Samoa.

  1. ^ a b "Spathoglottis plicata". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Spathoglottis plicata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 363–364. ISBN 1877069124.