Spathoglottis hardingiana (originally published as Spathoglottis handingiana) is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte with pink flowers. The species is native to south-east Asia.
Spathoglottis hardingiana was described in 1878, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy Spathoglottis hardingiana was first published as Spathoglottis handingiana in 1878, by Charles Parish and Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach.
Distribution Spathoglottis hardingiana is native to the wet tropical biome of Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It grows in limestone forests, at elevations of .
Description Spathoglottis hardingiana is an epiphyte. The flowering shoots are tall. The pseudobulbs are ovoid to conical, up to long, and up to wide.
The plant has two or three grass-like, linear-lanceolate leaves, which are long, and wide. The leaf stems are long.
The inflorescences are lax, and have eight to fifteen flowers. The inflorescence stems are long. The flowers are pink, and up to wide. The sepals are narrowly lanceolate, long, and wide. The petals are narrowly lanceolate, long, and wide. The labellum is long, wide, and has three lobes. The column is long. The plant flowers from October to January, and in April and August.
Conservation Spathoglottis hardingiana is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.
Etymology In the original description, Spathoglottis hardingiana is named as Spathoglottis handingiana, and is cited as being named after Herrn Coles-Handing. This is a misspelling of Herrn Coles-Harding.
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