Researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) have discovered a new species of leafless root orchid, ...

These orchids come in every color of the rainbow and are native to India, China, Indonesia, Australia and Southeast Asia.

S. plicata was among the first plants to recolonize the land around Mt. Krakatoa after this mighty volcano exploded in 1883 and decimated the Indonesian island of Krakatau.