Grammatophyllum marte
The genus Grammatophylum is made up of 11 to 12 species in SE Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Phillipines and the SW Pacific. The genus was first described by Blume in 1825 using Grammatophylum speciosum as the type species. These plants are all medium to large epiphytics with two distinct growth patterns. One pattern is a cane like growth giving rise to many leaves while the other has thick squat psuedobulbs that have a few leaves borne from the apex. The flowers to both types are similar having showy large, olive green, brown, or yellow flowers on long arching, racemose inflorescences. The flowers have large showy sepals and petals with a smaller lip that has 3 low keels. The column is short with 2 pollina and a crescent shaped viscidium. These plants are some of the orchids largest and as such, thought must be put into the raising of them if space is limited. If the space can be given these plants put on quite a 3 month display if given some direct sunlight and lots of fertilizer in the growing season. They can be grown in pots or hanging baskets but remember they can double their size in 1 year.
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