naturalizedOrchidaceae
Spathoglottis plicata
Philippine Ground Orchid
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Spathoglottis plicata is a species of terrestrial orchid found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the western Pacific including Hawaiʻi, Tonga and Samoa. It is the type species of the genus Spathoglottis. It is commonly known as the Philippine ground orchid, Philippine orchid, or large purple orchid.
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Seasonality
108 flowering · 22 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
■ flowering (peak June)■ fruiting (peak December)
This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.
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Where documented · 91 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 199 · GBIF 291 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 41 · GBIF 74 ✓
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 18 · GBIF 35 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 17 · GBIF 18 ✓
South Olohena · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 8 ✓
Pānauinui · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 6 ✓
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 7 ✓
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 8 ✓
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 5 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 5 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 4 ✓
Koʻolau · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Waipouli · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kahana · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuGBIF 6
Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻAlaenui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hauʻula · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kealakomo · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Lumahaʻi · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kaipapaʻu · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honokahua · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Puʻuʻeo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honokōwai · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuGBIF 3
North Olohena · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puaʻakuloa, Kapena · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kīpahoehoe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
West Makaīwa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kukuihala, Kamāʻili · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiakahiula, Kaʻohe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaunala · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahaliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikapū · MauiiNat 2
Kamaʻeʻe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikahekahenui · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuGBIF 2
Waimānalo · OʻahuGBIF 2
Honouliuli · OʻahuGBIF 2
Keauhou · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Haʻikū · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kāhili · KauaʻiiNat 1
Pāpaʻaʻea · MauiiNat 1
Wailuanui · MauiiNat 1
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1
Mailepai · MauiiNat 1
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 1
Kula · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kaʻaʻawa · OʻahuiNat 1
Nāwiliwili · KauaʻiiNat 1
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waikahekaheiki · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Keonepokoiki · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Alakahi · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waiheʻe · MauiGBIF 1
ʻUlaʻino · MauiGBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Waimalu · OʻahuGBIF 1
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Wailuaiki · MauiGBIF 1
Waʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waiākea · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hakalau · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuGBIF 1
Pūpūkea · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kalalau · KauaʻiGBIF 1