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Spathoglottis plicata Blume

Synonym	:	Bletia angustifolia Gaudich.
Family	:	Orchidaceae
Local name	:	English - Ground orchid
Flowering and fruiting period	:	Throughout the year
Distribution	:	Native of Malaysia
Distribution in Kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Grown as garden plant
Uses	:	Ornamental purpose
Key botanical characters: It is an evergreen, terrestrial herb which forms tall clumps. It has crowded pseudo bulbs 40–60 mm long and 20–40 mm  wide, each with three or four pleated leaves 50–90 mm long and 8–15 mm wide on a stalk 80–150 mm (3–6 in) long. Up to forty deep pink to purple resupinate flowers are borne on a hairy flowering stem 50–100 cm tall. The dorsal sepal is 20–30 mm long and the lateral sepals are slightly narrower. The petals are about the same length as the sepals but significantly wider. The labellum is 'T"-shaped, a similar size to the dorsal sepal and has three lobes with the side lobes close to vertical. At the tip of the column there is a cap, under which masses of yellow pollen grains can be seen.