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Arthrochilus
Arthrochilus, commonly called elbow orchids, is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants from the orchid family (Orchidaceae) and is found in Australia and New Guinea. The flowers are pollinated by male thynnid wasps which attempt to mate with the flower and are held in place by hooks while the pollinium is transferred between insect and flower.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
wispy elbow orchid
speciesArthrochilus prolixus
Clubbed elbow orchid
speciesArthrochilus irritabilis
Arthrochilus oreophilus
speciesArthrochilus oreophilus
Arthrochilus stenophyllus
speciesArthrochilus stenophyllus
Arthrochilus lavarackianus
speciesArthrochilus lavarackianus
Arthrochilus dockrillii
speciesArthrochilus dockrillii
Robust elbow orchid
speciesArthrochilus latipes
Arthrochilus apectus
speciesArthrochilus apectus
Arthrochilus aquilus
speciesArthrochilus aquilus
Arthrochilus laevicallus
speciesArthrochilus laevicallus
Arthrochilus sabulosus
speciesArthrochilus sabulosus
Arthrochilus rosulatus
speciesArthrochilus rosulatus
Arthrochilus byrnesii
speciesArthrochilus byrnesii
Arthrochilus corinnae
speciesArthrochilus corinnae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 559050.