The biggest in the World Orchid

The biggest in the World Orchid


This is the heavyweight champion of the world's orchids. this champion named Grammatophyllum speciosum or-often called by the name of a G. papuanum believed that as one of the variants. This widespread plant from Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, and Papua. Therefore, it is not surprising many variants found its variants-with the form of plant and flower pattern that is slightly different. In one adult family, this plant can reach the weight of more than 1 ton and long tassel flower up to 3 meters with a diameter of about 1,5-2 cm tassel. That is tassel capable of supporting tens of flowers flower bud diameter 7-10 cm. Patterns of interest ... people often call the local orchid with a tiger ... but this is often a rancu with relatives, Grammatophyllum scriptum have a similar pattern. Therefore, it is also popular with the orchid as a cane, because the trees that form rod-like sugar cane tree trunks. Although the wide spread Orchid ... this is a serious threat of uncontrollable hunting and habitat destruction. Form a very large tree easily seen by the hunter, especially when interest rates raise the light. Maintenance is not yet in the natural habitat with a reliable seed is difficult because the slow growth phase of seed to reach the adult plants ready to flower. Perhaps this is the case that underlie why it has become one of the orchid species are protected.

For orchid lovers, it will surely become one of the "most wanted" list in the collection. So that hunting of wild orchids in this habitat can be controlled, then the steps of cultivating vegetative and generative should be empowered. Moreover, it is very easy to the famous shoot out of stek bulbnya. At least, with the increase in vegetative or buy orchid seedlings of sugar cane Maintenance vegetative (shoot from stek bulb) can be one of the efforts to maintain the natural preservation of orchids Indonesia.