Grammatophyllum speciosum

Grammatophyllum speciosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Cymbidiinae
Genus: Grammatophyllum
Species: Grammatophyllum speciosum

Name

Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume, Bijdr.: 378 (1825).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Pattonia macrantha Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1750 (1851).
  • Grammatophyllum fastuosum Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 159 (1852).
  • Grammatophyllum macranthum (Wight) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 16 (1862).
  • Grammatophyllum giganteum Blume ex Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 107 (1876).
  • Grammatophyllum sanderianum auct., Gard. Chron., III, 14: 15 (1893).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Peninsular Malaysia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Pacific (introduced) Southwestern Pacific (introduced) Fiji (introduced) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8: 378.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 68 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  
• Tiu, D.A. (2009) Deciphering the Scriptures on Philippine Grammatophyllum: 1–93. PCARRD-DOST, Los Baños, Philippines.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Grammatophyllum speciosum. Accessed: 2023 Dec 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Grammatophyllum speciosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Grammatophyllum speciosum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Grammatophyllum speciosum. Accessed: 18 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Grammatophyllum speciosum. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Grammatophyllum speciosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Giant orchid
日本語: グラマトフィルム・スペキオスム
മലയാളം: ഗ്രാമറ്റോഫൈലം സ്പെഷിയോസം
தமிழ்: பெரிய ஆர்க்கிட
ไทย: ว่านเพชรหึง
中文: 斑被兰, 老虎兰

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