Small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia

• The giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long

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Grammatophyllum \Grammatophyllum\ n. A small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of Southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long. Syn: genus Grammatophyllum ...

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Grammatophyllum , abbreviated in horticultural trade as Gram , is a genus of 13 currently known orchid species . The name is derived from the Greek words 'gramma' (a line or streak or mark) and 'phyllon' (leaf), referring to the parallel leaf veins or the ...