Grammatophyllum elegans Rchb. f. 1882 Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding

Plant and Flowers Photos courtesy of Danny Lentz, plant grown by the Atlanta Botanical Garden

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Common Name or Meaning The Elegant Grammatophyllum

Flower Size 2 3/4" [7 cm]

Found in the Philippines at elevations of sea level to 300 meters as a giant sized, hot growing epiphyte with large flattened pseudobulbs carrying up to 4, apical, elliptic-oblong, 12" [30 cm] long leaves that blooms in the spring on a 40" [100 cm] long, many flowered, arching inflorescence with up to 50, slightly fragrant flowers.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Orchid Australia Vol 12 No 5 2000 photo; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001 photo fide; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003;

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