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Spathoglottis palawanensis

Spathoglottis palawanensis is a pseudobulbous terrestrial orchid from Palawan in the Philippines, described in 2006 and listed under CITES Appendix II. Its care is best matched to other Spathoglottis orchids: warm, humid, bright conditions with a rest period.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely during active growth and keep the mix lightly moist, then reduce water after the leaves yellow and the pseudobulbs rest.
Soil
Free-draining terrestrial orchid mix or a mix of bark and peat with added grit.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Philippines (Palawan)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Spathoglottis palawanensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is a pseudobulbous plant native to the Philippines. The species was described in 2006, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.

Where it grows

Spathoglottis palawanensis is native to the wet tropical biome of Palawan, in the Philippines.

Other Spathoglottis plants

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 palawanensis 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.

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