- Family : ORCHIDACEAE
(Orchid Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
- Synonym(s) : Bletia angustifolia Gaudich.; Calanthe poilanei Gagnep.; Paxtonia rosea Lindl.; Phaius rumphii Blume; Spathoglottis angustifolia (Gaudich.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Spathoglottis augustorum Rchb.f.; Spathoglottis daenikeri Kraenzl.; Spathoglottis deplanchei Rchb.f.; Spathoglottis grandifolia Schltr.; Spathoglottis lilacina Griff.; Spathoglottis papuana var. puberiflora R.S.Rogers & C.T.White; Spathoglottis papuana var. puberula Schltr.; Spathoglottis plicata f. alba (Ridl.) N.H.Tuan & O.Gruss; Spathoglottis plicata f. alba N.H.Tuan & O.Gruss; Spathoglottis plicata var. alba Ridl.; Spathoglottis plicata var. minahassae Schltr.; Spathoglottis rosea (Lindl.) G.Nicholson; Spathoglottis spicata Lindl.; Spathoglottis vieillardii Rchb.f.; Spathoglottis wariana Schltr.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spathoglottis plicata Blume
- Common name : Malayan ground Orchid, Buala's blush
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Garden Plant
- Comments / notes : Terrestrial
- Key identification features : Terrestrial, rhizomatous herbs; Pseudobulbs broadly conical; Leaves long petioled, oblong-Ianceolate, plicate; Flowers in many flowered raceme, reddish-pink, Lip 3-lobed; calli yellow; Capsules pendulous.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district
- Kerala : Kerala
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
- Assam : Assam
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea,
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Islands
- Literature :
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 155
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Spathoglottis plicata. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.
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