Mystery Bulb Plant: Not an Orchid, Likely a Tuber

Friend Gave a "Bulb"—Leaves Grow, But No Pseudobulb

Planted "bulb" in Jan. 3 fat pointed leaves, new growth looks like leaf not flower. Friend says it's the flower. ID?

Orchids grow from pseudobulbs (above mix, roots down). Your plant grows from a tuber (below mix). No pseudobulb visible = not orchid.

New growth is another leaf. Flower will reveal true identity. Current care: standard houseplant until bloom.

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