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In Singapore: Yellow Ground Orchid, Slender Spathoglottis (Cultivated in Singapore)
Spathoglottis gracilis is a terrestrial orchid from Malaysia and Borneo, grown for its bright yellow flowers. It grows from underground pseudobulbs and suits a warm, humid, lightly shaded spot.
Spathoglottis gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Malaysia and Borneo.
Spathoglottis gracilis is around 48 centimetres (19 in) tall, and has bright yellow flowers. It was described in 1894, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
It is native to the wet tropical biome of Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak). It is either native to Thailand, or has been introduced there. In Borneo, it is found in hill and lower montane forests, and among rocks under bamboo.
Philippine ground orchid · Spathoglottis unguiculata · Ground orchid
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathoglottis gracilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
