Aggrek cane (Grammatophyllum speciosum) is the largest orchid, the largest and most severe among other types of orchids. In a grove of mature, cane orchids can weigh more than 1 ton and have panicles of up to 3 meters long with a diameter of about 1.5-2 cm panicles. That is why the plant is worthy of the title as the largest and heaviest orchids or giant orchid.
Orchid cane is often referred to as tiger orchid (although ambiguous Grammatophyllum Scriptum who have similar names), tiger orchids and orchid queen. In English known as Sugar Cane Orchid, Giant Orchid, or Queen of the Orchids. In Latin (scientific name) cane orchid called Grammatophyllum speciosum synonymous with Grammatophyllum cominsii (Rolfe 1891), G. fastuosum (Lindl. & Paxton Paxton 1851 & 1851), G. giganteum (Rchb ex Blume. 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).
Characteristic features. Sugarcane is the main characteristic orchid large size. Malai can grow to a height of 2.5 - 3 meters with a diameter of about 1.5-2 cm. In each panicle can have dozens, even a hundred flowers are still one of about 10 cm in diameter flowers. This figure is similar to the stalks of sugar cane because it was then the orchid is known as cane orchids.
The orchid cane (Grammatophyllum speciosum) is yellow with brown spots, red or blackish. The orchid cane durable and not easily wither. Although it has been cut from a giant flower stalks are super big and heavy is able to survive two months.
Distribution and Conservation. Orchid plant cane spread naturally from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and New Guinea. In Indonesia cane orchids scattered ulai of the island of Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Sulawesi, Maluku, to Papua.
Orchid plant sugarcane (Grammatophyllum speciosum) grows on the sidelines or at the base of large trees in the lowland tropical. Cane orchids need direct sunlight.
The uniqueness and rarity of the largest and heaviest orchid plant makes orchid cane became one orchid is protected in Indonesia.
Among buddy, especially lovers of orchids, there has been cultivating sugarcane types of orchids this?
Scientific classification: Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Tribe epidendroideae: Cymbidieae Genus: Grammatophyllum Species: Grammatophyllum speciosum.
Binomial name: Grammatophyllum speciosum (Blume 1825). Indonesia Name: Orchid cane
Reference: orchids.wikia.com; anggrek.org (picture
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