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Spathoglottis elobulata is a little-documented ground orchid from western New Guinea that grows from pseudobulbs. Grow it like other Spathoglottis orchids: warm, humid conditions with a bright spot and a rest period after flowering.
Spathoglottis elobulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is a geophyte native to New Guinea. The species was described in 1929, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Spathoglottis affinis · Spathoglottis albida · The Lost Spathoglottis · Spathoglottis aurea · Spathoglottis bulbosa · Caroline Ground Orchid · Spathoglottis chrysantha · Spathoglottis chrysodorus · Spathoglottis confusa · Spathoglottis doctersii · Spathoglottis eburnea · Spathoglottis elmeri
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathoglottis elobulata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
