Spathoglottis ixioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It has pseudobulbs and yellow flowers. The species is native to India, Nepal, the Himalayas, and Tibet.
Spathoglottis ixioides was described in 1825, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy Spathoglottis ixioides was described by David Don in 1825, and placed in the genus Cymbidium. In 1831, John Lindley moved it to the genus Spathoglottis.
Distribution Spathoglottis ixioides is native to the temperate biome of India (Assam), Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, and Tibet. It grows on rocky slopes, at elevations of .
Description Spathoglottis ixioides has subglobose, underground pseudobulbs. The leaves are linear-lanceolate, long, and wide. The leaf stalk is long.
The inflorescence is long, slender, and has one or two yellow flowers. The dorsal sepal is elliptical, long, wide, and has five or six veins. The lateral sepals are ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, long, and wide. The petals have seven veins. The lip is long, and has three lobes. The column is long. The plant flowers from August to September.
Conservation Spathoglottis ixioides is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are restrictions on its export from India.
Nomenclature In Chinese, the species is known as ().
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