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Orchid Species: Rhynchostylis gigantea
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Rhynchostylis gigantea is an orchid species identified by (Lindl.) Ridl. in 1896.
Genus
Rhynchostylis (Rhy.)
Grex
gigantea
(name currently accepted by Kew)
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
(Lindl.) Ridl.
Year
1896
ORIGIN: This species occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan China, Borneo, and the Philippines in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands at elevations of sea-level to 700 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Medium sized, monopodial, warm to hot growing, vandaceous epiphyte with a stout stem carrying imbricating at the base, linear, very thick, channeled, acute lobed apically leaves. The axillary, arcuate, to 15 [37 cm] long, racemose, densely many flowered inflorescence, which appear in autumn and winter, have sweetly fragrant blooms that last for about two weeks. They need ample bright light and even watering and fertilizer through out the year.
FLOWER SIZE: About 1 inches [2.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
DESCRIPTION: Medium sized, monopodial, warm to hot growing, vandaceous epiphyte with a stout stem carrying imbricating at the base, linear, very thick, channeled, acute lobed apically leaves. The axillary, arcuate, to 15 [37 cm] long, racemose, densely many flowered inflorescence, which appear in autumn and winter, have sweetly fragrant blooms that last for about two weeks. They need ample bright light and even watering and fertilizer through out the year.
FLOWER SIZE: About 1 inches [2.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
| Genus Name | Genus | Grex Name | Year | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add+ | Gastrochilus | Gchls | giganteus | 1891 | (Lindl.) Kuntze |
| Add+ | Rhynchostylis | Rhy | gigantea (Sagarik's strain) | ||
| Add+ | Rhynchostylis | Rhy | gigantea red form | ||
| Add+ | Rhynchostylis | Rhy | gigantea Sagarik's strain | ||
| Add+ | Saccolabium | Slm | albolineatum | 1864 | Teijsm. & Binn. |
| Add+ | Saccolabium | Slm | giganteum | 1833 | Lindl. |
| Add+ | Saccolabium | Slm | harrisonianum | 1864 | Hook. |
| Add+ | Saccolabium | Slm | violaceum | 1901 | (Lindl.) Sander |
| Add+ | Vanda | V | densiflora | 1851 | Lindl. |
| Add+ | Vanda | V | hainanensis | 1896 | Rolfe |
| Add+ | Vanda | V | violacea | 1841 | Lindl. |
| Add+ | Anota | Anota | gigantea | 1944 | (Lindl.) Fukuy. |
| Add+ | Rhynchostylis | Rhy | gigantea peach form | ||
| Add+ | Rhynchostylis | Rhy | violacea | 1854 | (Lindl.) Rchb.f. |
| Add+ | Anota | Anota | densiflora | 1914 | (Lindl.) Schltr. |
| Add+ | Anota | Anota | hainanensis | 1919 | (Rolfe) Schltr. |
| Add+ | Anota | Anota | harrisoniana | 1914 | (Hook.) Schltr. |
| Add+ | Anota | Anota | violacea | 1914 | (Lindl.) Schltr. |
Most awarded/recent cultivars:
Rhy. gigantea 'Pottsy's Spotted Pride'
(5 awards from
2011
to
2015)
Rhy. gigantea 'Strub'
(4 awards from
2014
to
2018)
Rhy. gigantea 'Red'
(4 awards from
2016
to
2017)
Rhy. gigantea 'Siam'
(4 awards from
1977
to
1979)
Rhy. gigantea 'Kerstin'
(3 awards from
2012
to
2013)
Rhy. gigantea 'Hanlin'
(3 awards from
2009
to
2010)
Rhy. gigantea 'Lin'
(3 awards from
2006
to
2007)
Rhy. gigantea 'Nellie'
(3 awards from
1996
to
1999)
Rhy. gigantea 'Marjorie'
(3 awards from
1975
to
1988)
Rhy. gigantea h.f. alba 'Lea'
(3 awards from
1986
to
1987)
Rhy. gigantea (Sagarik's strain) 'Beachplum'
(3 awards from
1963
to
1964)
Rhy. gigantea 'Orange'
(2 awards from
2016
to
2018)
Rhy. gigantea 'Spots'
(2 awards in
2017)
Rhy. gigantea 'Red Spots'
(2 awards in
2016)
Rhy. gigantea 'Gruppe'
(2 awards in
2016)
Rhy. gigantea 'Baby Angels'
(2 awards in
2016)
Rhy. gigantea 'Michelle'
(2 awards from
1978
to
2016)
Rhy. gigantea 'Wilson's Choice'
(2 awards in
2015)
Rhy. gigantea 'Pierre'
(2 awards in
2015)
Rhy. gigantea 'S. b. t. #1'
(2 awards in
2014)
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