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Spathoglotis plictata
I have no idea what this is . It is a ground dwelling plant that was an ornamental here in Costa Rica
Tropical wet forest in NW Costa Rica
Spotted on Aug 8, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012
12 Comments
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/804...
this is the same plant, it is in Indonesia
Si... PURA VIDA!!
No pasa nada! Pura Vida
LarryGraziano, Si te entiendo, es que hay veces que me "enciendo" cuando los spottings no tienen sentido. No, no es tu culpa es porque nadie supo que el internet fuese a ser Gloval?! Ahora que lo sabemos las cosa tienen que cambiar... incluyendo como se describe la naturaleza global. Gracias y perdona que fue en tu spotting cuando me "encendi" ; )
Querida Gilma, mira, yo no puedo hacer nada al respeto al nombre comun de esta orquidea. Que hago? Si, esta orquidea tiene el nombre comun de un pais pero esta conocido en muchos paises. Yo no la nombre. Imaginate si lo escribi asi en Japonesa コウトウシラン. Pero no importa del nombre comun. Por esso todos tienen la oportunidad de escribir el nombre scientifico en latino una vez cuando lo identifican. El nombre latino nos da la facilitidad de ver una especia de cualquier pais en cualquier idioma.
I will give it a try but I will be honest, research it is not something I do well.
I find some spottings where "possesive" names are given but they are native of other places in the world also. PN is a worldly website, and I find the naming disturbing when the spotting it is not just native of the place named.
Asian species of orchids are actually common as ornamentals in CR. The bamboo orchid (Arundina) is often found in people's yards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundina
I looked all over for an indiginous spathoglotis to Cr but couldn't find any that remotely resembled this one. I would be thrilled if you could come up with a perfect species suggestion for this spotting Gilma.
Costa Rica is home to more orchids than any other place on earth. There are thought to be more than 1,500 identified species here. That is why the Orchid is this nation’s official flower.
I am puzzle about an Asian Orchid in Costa Rica used as an ornamental?!
I am pretty sure It is a Spathoglotis plicata but is it Asian or are they native to Costa Rica also?
Thanks for the help guys!
Yes, looks like Spathoglotis plicata, a terrestrial orchid native to Asia.
It may be a Spatoglotis, its kind of land orchid