Spathoglottis latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to New Guinea, and was described in 1829.
Taxonomy The species was described by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré in 1829, and placed in the genus Bletia. In 2001, Leslie Andrew Garay and Paul Abel Ormerod moved it to the genus Spathoglottis.
Distribution Spathoglottis latifolia is native to the wet tropical biome of western New Guinea.
Description Spathoglottis latifolia has underground pseudobulbs.
Conservation Spathoglottis latifolia is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.
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