English Common Name

Large Purple Orchid

Scientific name

Spathoglottis plicata

Taxonomy

Order: Asparagales, Family: Orchidaceae

Size

50 cm – 75 cm (height)

Species Distribution

Ishigaki, Iriomote, Taiwan, the Phillipines, Sri Lanka, India, Thai, Indochina, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, and Samoa Islands

Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species:Vulnerable

Japan Red List of Threatened Species:Vulnerable

This species grows in grasslands and along rivers with plenty of sunlight. Today, the plant population is decreasing and hardly found in Ishigaki Island; however, this species was identified in the mountain area of Okinawa Island. It seems to be spreading from cultured plants.

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Updated April 2018

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