| Elbow orchid | |
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| Spiculaea ciliata growing on Boyagin Rock | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Subtribe: | Drakaeinae |
| Genus: | Spiculaea Lindl. |
| Species: | S. ciliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiculaea ciliata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Drakaea ciliata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. | |
Spiculaea is a genus of plants defined by a single species, Spiculaea ciliata, commonly known as elbow orchid,[2] and allied to the family Orchidaceae. Endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, the species is unusual in a number of respects; it grows in shallow soil on granite rock outcrops, grows and flowers in the hottest months of the year and has a unique method of using thynnid wasps as pollinators.
- ^ "Spiculaea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Brown, Andrew; Dixon, Kingsley; French, Christopher; Brockman, Garry (2013). Field guide to the orchids of Western Australia : the definitive guide to the native orchids of Western Australia. Simon Nevill Publications. pp. 410–411. ISBN 9780980348149.