Philippine ground orchid; Spathoglottis plicata
A terrestrial orchid species native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific, commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Philippine ground orchids are blooming in the garden.
Standard katakana spelling for this orchid species.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is usually written in katakana.
Named from 紅頭嶼, the former Japanese name of present-day Orchid Island in Taiwan, and 紫蘭, the name of a superficially similar orchid.