Originally established by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupr , this genus was reestablished by J.J. Smith in 1912, separating some species from the genus Saccolabium Bl. The name honours Pierre Robiquet, a French chemist of the late seventeenth century, who made numerous import chemical discoveries, including caffeine and morphine. Robiquetia ascendens Gaud. Epiphytic, monopodial herbs, medium to large sized, with have broad, flat, apically bi-lobed leaves. The flowers do not open widely and are characterized by the spur on the lip.
Flower colours range from whitish-yellow to deep red.
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