Grammatophyllum speciosum (Anggrek Tebu)

Amazing Plant | Grammatophyllum speciosum (Anggrek Tebu) | Grammatophyllum speciosum is the largest orchid, the largest and heaviest among other types of orchids. In a mature clump together, sugar can weigh over 1 ton of orchid and has panicles of up to 3 meters long with a diameter of about 1.5-2 cm panicle. Therefore, this work deserves the title as the largest and heaviest of orchids and orchid-giant.Cane orchids often called tiger orchid (although Messier Grammatophyllum Templar who have similar names), tiger orchid, orchid and Queen. In the English language is as Sugar Cane Orchid, giant orchid, or queen of the orchids known. In Latin (scientific name) called cane orchid Grammatophyllum speciosum is a synonym for Grammatophyllum cominsii (Rolfe 1891), G. fastuosum (Lindl. & Paxton Paxton 1851 & 1851), G. giganteum (ex Rchb flower., 1877), G. macranthum (Rchb. 1862), G. pantherinum (Rchb. 1878), G. pantherinum (Rchb.f 1878), G. papuanum (JJ Sm), G. sanderianum (hort. 1893), G. wallisii (Rchb. 1877 ), Pattonia macrantha (Wight 1852).Properties. The main feature of orchids is the size of the stick.

Panicles can at a height of 2.5 to 3 meters in diameter, 1.5-2 cm long. In each panicle can contain tens, even a hundred flowers, each about 10 cm diameter flowers. This figure is comparable with the strain of sugar cane, as it was then known as Orchid Orchid sugarcane.Cane Orchid (Grammatophyllum speciosum) is yellow with brown spots, red or blackish red. The orchid cane to wilt not durable and lightweight. Although there have been cut by a giant flower stalks super big and heavy, it takes 2 months.Distribution and conservation. Cane orchids spread naturally from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea. In Indonesia, cane orchids begin with the island of Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Papua spread.Orchid plant sugarcane (Grammatophyllum speciosum) on the sidelines or the base of large trees grown in tropical lowlands. Cane orchids require direct sunlight.The uniqueness and rarity of orchids, the largest and heaviest makes this a cane orchids orchids in Indonesia will be protected.

Scientific classification
Kingdom:     Plantae
(unranked):     Angiosperms
(unranked):     Monocots
Order:     Asparagales
Family:     Orchidaceae
Subfamily:     Epidendroideae
Tribe:     Cymbidieae
Subtribe:     Cyrtopodiinae
Alliance:     Cymbidium
Genus:     Grammatophyllum
Species:     G. speciosum