Spathoglottis plicata, commonly known as the Philippine ground orchid, or large purple orchid 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.
Spathoglottis plicata is an evergreen, terrestrial herb which forms tall clumps. It has crowded pseudobulbs 40ââ¬â60 mm 1.6ââ¬â2.4 in long and 20ââ¬â40 mm 0.8ââ¬â2 in wide, each with three or four pleated leaves 50ââ¬â90 mm 2ââ¬â4 in long and 8ââ¬â15 mm 0.3ââ¬â0.6 in wide on a stalk 80ââ¬â150 mm 3ââ¬â6 in long. Up to forty deep pink to purple resupinate flowers 35ââ¬â55 mm 1ââ¬â2 in long and wide are borne on a hairy flowering stem 50ââ¬â100 cm 20ââ¬â40 in tall. The dorsal sepal is 20ââ¬â30 mm 0.8ââ¬â1 in long and the lateral sepals are slightly narrower. The petals are about the same length as the sepals but significantly wider.
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