Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 8: 378 (1825).
Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume; Photos Nguyễn Văn Cảnh
Vietnamese name: Thanh Tuyền, Diệp lệ vàng
Chinise name:
Common Name: The Showy Flowered Grammatophyllum
Thailand Name: Hang chang - Ueang phetchahueng - Wan phetchahueng
Latin Name: Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume
Family: Orchidaceae
Synonym Name: Grammatophyllum cominsii Rolfe; Grammatophyllum fastuosum Lindl.; Grammatophyllum giganteum Blume ex Rchb.f.; Grammatophyllum macranthum (Wight) Rchb.f.; Grammatophyllum pantherinum Rchb.f.; Grammatophyllum papuanum J.J.Sm.; Grammatophyllum sanderianum auct.; Pattonia macrantha Wight
Description:
Large orchid. The body is 1-3 m high, The flower cluster at the top, 30-50 flowers, is 10-12cm large but can grow up to 20 cm. Very long and slightly fragrant, blooming in late Autumn and early winter.
Distribution: Found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Moluccas, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Bismark Islands, Papua and New Guinea and the Solomon Islands and is recorded to be the heaviest orchid in the world and is capable of becoming huge in cultivation. In VietNam, Found in Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang.
Ecological: Growing epiphyte and occasional lithophyte occuring in lowland forests near streams and rivers at elevations of 100 to 1200 m.
Reference:
- theplantlist.org
- efloras.org
- orchidspecies.com
- ipni.org
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