Robiquetia spathulata
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| image = Robiquetia spathulata (as Cleisostoma spicatum) - The Orchids of the Sikkim-Himalaya pl 311 (1898).jpg
| genus = Robiquetia
| species = spathulata
| authority = (Blume) J.J. Sm. 1912.{{Cite web |title=Robiquetia spathulata (Blume) J.J.Sm. |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2818935 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}
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Robiquetia spathulata, commonly known as the sheath-covered spathe robiquetia, is a species of pouched orchid. It is found from the Eastern Himalayas to Malesia.{{Cite web |title=Robiquetia spathulata (Blume) J.J.Sm. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:655744-1 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}
Distribution and habitat
Robiquetia spathulata is native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalayas, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, and Peninsular Malaysia. Under natural conditions, it is typically found in forests at elevations of 400-800 meters.{{Cite web |title=Orchid Species: Robiquetia spathulata |url=https://www.orchids.org/grexes/robiquetia-spathulata |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.orchids.org}}
Description
Robiqeuetia spathulata is a medium to large sized epiphytic subshrub, sometimes growing to 1 m long.{{Cite web |title=NParks {{!}} Robiquetia spathulata |url=https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/8/1/8118 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.nparks.gov.sg}}
The flowers are cup shaped, the petals and sepals are predominately yellow with brown or red blotches and the lip and column are "pale cream-yellow in colour". The flowers are typically 6-7 mm long, and are borne densely on an inflorescence about 15-30 cm long.
The leaves are obovate-oblong, with an unequal bi-lobed leaf tip. Each leaf is 18 cm long and 4.5 cm wide.