But prior to its publication in November 2009, the habitat of Cheirostylis rubrifolius was destroyed in a serious landslide caused by August's Typhoon Morakot. Besides the two specimens gathered for preservation, all known remaining individuals, numbering less than 20, disappeared, and it is feared that they may be completely extinct.
然而，就在 2009 年 11 月風光發表前夕，「紅衣指柱蘭」的棲地卻在 8 月莫拉克颱風中嚴重崩塌，除了當時小心採集保存的「唯二」植株外，不到 20 株的野外原生種，恐怕已全數滅絕。