Orchidaceae

Crepidium purpureum (Lindl.) Szlach.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Crepidium

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Crepidium purpureum (Crepidium purpureum) — FlowerPhoto: Emilie P, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 深裂沼兰, 海南沼兰

Synonyms

Crepidium bilobum (Lindl.) Szlach. ex Lucksom
Crepidium hainanense (Tang & F.T.Wang) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood
Crepidium rizalense (Ames) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Malaxis acuminata f. biloba (Lindl.) Tuyama
Malaxis acuminata var. biloba (Lindl.) Ames
Malaxis biloba (Lindl.) Ames
Malaxis hainanensis Tang & F.T.Wang
Malaxis liparidioides Tang & F.T.Wang
Malaxis lombasangensis (J.J.Sm.) S.Thomas, Schuit. & de Vogel
Malaxis purpurea (Lindl.) Kuntze
Malaxis rizalensis Ames
Microstylis biloba Lindl.
Microstylis lombasangensis J.J.Sm.
Microstylis purpurea Lindl.
Microstylis wallichii var. biloba King & Pantl.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Emilie P, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.