Scientific Name
Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume
Synonyms
Grammatophyllum cominsii Rolfe, Grammatophyllum fastuosum Lindl., Grammatophyllum giganteum Blume ex Rchb.f., Grammatophyllum macranthum (Wight) Rchb.f., Grammatophyllum pantherinum Rchb.f., Grammatophyllum papuanum J.J.Sm., Grammatophyllum sanderianum auct., Pattonia macrantha Wight [1]
Vernacular Name
| Malaysia | Bunga bidadari, ekur gajah (Peninsular) [2] |
| English | Tiger orchid [2] |
| Indonesia | Anggrek tebu (Java) [2] |
| Thailand | Waan phetchahueng (Central); ueang phraao (Northern); waan nguu lueam (Peninsular) [2] |
| Vietnam | Thanh tuy[eef]n [2] |
Geographical Distributions
Grammatophyllum speciosum is distributed throughout Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Bangka, Java, Borneo and the Philippines. [2] G. speciosum is an epiphyte on trees in open forest or on isolated trees, up to 550 m altitude. [2]Botanical Description
G. speciosum falls under the family of Orchidaceae.This is a very large herb that reaches up to 7 m tall, without pseudobulbs but with thick, many-leaved, erect-drooping and ascending stems. [2]
The leaves are linear, 50-100 cm x 3 cm. [2]
The many-flowered inflorescence is erecto-patent to drooping, up to 3 m long including the short peduncle. [2]
The flowers are 10-12 cm in diametre. The tepals are pale yellowish-green with reddish-brown blotches while lip is reddish-brown streaked. [2]
Cultivation
No documentation.
Chemical Constituent
No documentation.
Plant Part Used
No documentation.
Traditional Use
No documentation.
Preclinical Data
No documentation.
Clinical Data
No documentation.
Poisonous Management
No documentation.
Line Drawing
References
- The Plant List. Ver 1.1. Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume. [homepage on the Internet]. c2013 [updated 2012 Mar 23; cited 2015 Jun 12] Available from: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-92295
- Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume In: Lemmens RHMJ, Bunyapraphatsara N, editors. Plant Resources of South-East Asia 12 (3): Medicinal and Poisonous Plants 3. Leiden, Netherlands: Backhuys Publication; 2003.
