Plocoglottis acuminata

Plocoglottis acuminata

A small yellow ground orchid
Plocoglottis Orchid Sep 27, 2015. Found in the forest in a trail away from the lodge, in a non cultivated area of the forest. For such reason I am pretty confident that it is a wild orchid from the area of Sukau, Sabah. Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia,Plocoglottis acuminata,orchid,plocoglottis

Appearance

A small yellow ground orchid

Naming

Dendrobium javanicum Korth. ex Blume 1849;
⤷ Limodorum plicatum Roxb 1832;
Plocoglottis acuminata Blume 1849;
Plocoglottis latifolia Blume 1849

Distribution

Found in Sabah Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Laos? and the Philippines

Habitat

lowland and hill forests at elevations of 400 to 1200 meters

References:

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http://www.orchidspecies.com/plocogplicata.htm
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusPlocoglottis
SpeciesPlocoglottis acuminata
Photographed in
Malaysia