Robiquetia pantherina

Robiquetia pantherina is a species of Pouched Orchid endemic to the Philippines.^[1] The species was first collected by Chester A. Wenzel on July 15, 1913 in forested habitat at elevations of 60m or more^[2].

Robiquetia pantherina
Color plate illustration of R. pantherina's flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Robiquetia
Species:	R. pantherina
Binomial name
Robiquetia pantherina (Kraenzl.) Ames
Synonyms
Saccolabium pantherinum Kraenzl. (basionym)

Description

Robiquetia pantherina is a epiphytic subshrub.^[1] The flowers are amber yellow with spots of a darker brown-purple, and is differentiated from other species by these markings as well as by its labellum.^[2]