Grammatophyllum — a gigantic epiphytal orchid, whose clusters of leaves and flower-stems are ten or twelve feet long — is peculiar to it. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago] Reference
Tiger orchids (Grammatophyllum speciosum) at his house in Kampung Telaga Papan here have bloomed in time for him to show them off to visitors. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Orchids, Aracae, Zingiberaceae and ferns, are especially abundant, and the genus Grammatophyllum -- a gigantic epiphytal orchid, whose clusters of leaves and flower-stems are ten or twelve feet long -- is peculiar to it. From Wordnik.com. [The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1] Reference
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