Spathoglottis unguiculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It has underground pseudobulbs.
The species is native to islands in the south-west Pacific. It was described in 1828, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy In 1828, Jacques Labillardière described Limodorum unguiculatum, a synonym of Spathoglottis unguiculata. The species' current name was first published in 1868, by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach.
Distribution The species is native to the wet tropical biome of New Caledonia and Vanuatu. It may be present in Fiji and the Wallis and Futuna islands.
Conservation Spathoglottis unguiculata is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.
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