Spathoglottis aurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte with yellow flowers, and is native to south-east Asia. The species was described in 1850, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy The species was described by John Lindley in 1850.
Distribution Spathoglottis aurea is native to the wet tropical biome of Borneo, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, New Guinea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam. It grows at elevations of around .
Description Spathoglottis aurea is an epiphyte with ovoid pseudobulbs. It grows tall.
The leaves are lanceolate, long, wide, and have long stems.
The inflorescences are lax, and have around ten flowers. The flowers are yellow, and wide. The labellum has red markings. The sepals are oblong, long, and wide. The petals are elliptical, long, and wide. The labellum has three lobes, and is around long and wide. The column is curved, and long. The plant flowers in May.
Conservation Spathoglottis aurea is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.
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