(Hidayat,Abdurahman, 2017)
Classification
Regnum : Plantae
Divisio : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Ordo : Asparagales
Familia : Orchidaceae
Genus : Spathoglottis
Species : Spathoglottis spp. Blume
Description
Sphatoglottis, commonly known as the Philippine Ground Orchid, ia widely distributed on South East Asia and has escaped cultivation to become naturalized throughout the Caribbean, Florida. And Hawaii. This Orchid gas 4-7 pleated leaves that emerge from a pseudobulb surrounded by persistent fibrous leaf bases. The inflorescence has 8-27 magenta flowers that are resupinate. The labellum ia strongly lobed and has bright yellow and pink markings. Naturalized plants often revert to a wild from, becoming self pollinating with cleistogamous flowers. Calsules develop very quickly after pollination, making ut common to see flowers and seedpods on the sake plant. This Orchid blooms on mau through July ini abandoned shellpits, pond shores, and woodlands. The conservation status for Sphatoglottis has not been determine, but it ia listed as an environmental weed on Hawaii that can be invasive in sensitive habitats.
Spot character
The tree lobed labelum projected forward forming a letter "T"
Distribution
Tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia
Benefit
Ornament plant
Location at UPI
Zone of UPI botanic garden
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