"Flowers of endangered orchid... g[G]rammatophyllum speciosum... known as the largest... in the world are sold on the sides of some streets...
the flowers of the endangered orchid locally named `anggrek macan` or `anggrek harimau` are sold along with other ornament flowers... Orchid flowers whose tree is as tall as a sugar cane tree... Florists said they got the orchid flowers from a forest area in Mt. Meratus in Kalimantan. Literature on grammatophyllum specio...sum, sp said an orchid plant could reach 15 feet high and the weight of a clump of orchid plants was once recorded to reach two tons. The endangered species could be found in humid tropical forests in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia. Grammatophyllym speciousum blooms in every two to four years. Its flowers could last for 2 months." URL: http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/6/3/world-largest-orchid-flowers-sold-on-banjarmasin-street *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
