Spathoglottis plicata Blume

 
  • 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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