Orchidaceae

Philippine ground orchid

Spathoglottis plicata Blume

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Spathoglottis

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Common names

By language (7)

Bangla: ফিলিপাইন ভুঁই অর্কিড
Chinese: 紫花苞舌兰, 紫花苞舌蘭, 紫苞舌蘭, 红头紫兰, 红头苞舌兰, 蘭嶼紫蘭, 褶叶苞舌兰
English: Philippine ground orchid
Estonian: Voldiline keelkäpp
Indonesian: Anggrek Tanah
Japanese: コウトウシラン
Vietnamese: Lan chu đình tím

Synonyms

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.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: Sémhur · ✉ · ✍ ·, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Archiduc-Pech, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M108t, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.