UNSPSC 10226808: Spathoglottis plicata

Spathoglottis plicata, commonly known as the Philippine ground orchid, or large purple orchid is an evergreen, terrestrial plant with crowded pseudobulbs, three or four large, pleated leaves and up to forty resupinate, pink to purple flowers. It is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to Australia and the western Pacific including Tonga and Samoa.

UNSPSC 10226808 Spathoglottis plicata is a Commodity code with no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally references a specific orchid species (Spathoglottis plicata), yet the recent-opportunities block contains no solicitations for orchids, plant material matching this species, or botanical procurement tagged to this code. The opportunities posted under this code over the past two months span transit shelters with solar components, tree and shrub supply-and-installation, landscape maintenance supplies, airport taxiway rehabilitation, library seismic retrofit, facility HVAC and roof upgrades, interior building alterations, water main and storm-drainage infrastructure, roadway and streetscape improvements, fuel-station construction, bridge replacements, security system upgrades, miscellaneous building repairs, and water-utility scanning services—none of which align with orchid sourcing or horticultural propagation.

State and local procurement offices appear to be tagging infrastructure, construction, and facilities-management solicitations to this orchid-species code in error or through a data-entry mismatch. The code's name does not correspond to the work being solicited, and no pattern of legitimate horticultural procurement emerges from the recent opportunities block. Business development professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for landscape or horticultural commodity interests before pursuing opportunities listed here; this code presents significant classification risk and does not represent a viable procurement avenue at present.