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On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume, Bijdr.: 378 (1825).Synonyms: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 pantherinum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 9: 788 > (1878).Grammatophyllum cominsii Rolfe, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 506 > (1891).Grammatophyllum sanderianum auct., Gard. Chron., III, 14: 15 > (1893).Grammatophyllum papuanum J.J.Sm., Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes > Néerl. 45: 11 (1911). > Family: OrchidaceaeDistribution: Indo-China to Solomon Is.Current > pictaken at WOC, Singapore. > Note: This is believed to be the largest Orchid in the world.WIKI: The > Giant Orchid, Grammatophyllum speciosum, also called TigerOrchid, > Sugar Cane Orchid or Queen of the Orchids, is the world'slargest > orchid. It is native to New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia > andPhilippines, growing in crotches of large trees on exposed areas > ofthe lowland tropical rainforest. > RegardsPankaj > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: pku...@kbfg.org > sahanipan...@gmail.com > pankajsah...@rediffmail.com > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) > -- Smita raskar 308 Disha Residency, Salaiwada,Sawantwadi Mob.09422379568 / 09763989639
