#foxtail orchid
- Anota violacea — A synonymous scientific name from historical taxonomy attributed to the epiphytic orchid Rhynchostylis retusa (or a violet-flowered variety of Rhynchostylis gigantea), native to the warm and humid regions of tropical Asia (Philippines, Thailand, India). The plant is structurally renowned for its spectacular, extremely long, and cylindrical inflorescences, densely packed with flowers spotted with shades of pink, purple, and violet, popularly nicknamed the 'foxtail orchid'.