The largest orchid of the world is found in Indonesia. It is exactly located in bothanical garden bogor district which takes an hour trip from the capital city Jakarta.
This kind of orchid is labelled as the largest one of the world because of its large size compared to the other species of orchid. It has long stems around 3 meters, meanwhile its leaves are up to 10 meters length. This species is extraordinary flowers reaching 50 florets.
This orchid is a categorized grammatophyllum speciosum which can be found in Java, Borneo and Sulawesi. The species in bogor bothanical garden has one genus type with three different species.
This orchid is a categorized grammatophyllum speciosum which can be found in Java, Borneo and Sulawesi. The species in bogor bothanical garden has one genus type with three different species.
This largest orchid in Bogor is also familiarly called as tiger orchid because of the beauty of its blossoming flowers resembling tigers.
The species of orchid has been cultivated since the preoccupation of netherlands in indonesia. The micro climate of the surrounding must be the main concern to ensure the life of the orchid. Thus it requires special treatment to cultivate the orchid.
The moment to see the blossoming this orchid becomes the most awaited one since the blossoming phenomenon only takes place once every two years. Especially during rainy season, the its flowers form such amazing beauty.
To see the the extinct phenomenon of this orchid blossom, we have to come to bothanical garden bogor .
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