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''Phalaenopsis gigantea'' is named for the giant size of its leaves, which can grown over 2 feet in length on a mature plant. This orchid is endemic to Borneo and was first described in 1909. It is the largest Phalaenopsis species. 〔 Peter Lin, (''Phalaenopsis Gigantea: Giant of the Genus'' ) IPA Journal - Phalaenopsis - Winter 2003 issue 〕 ==Species Description== *A very short monopodial stem with 5-6 large silvery-green pendent leaves that can measure over 60 cm across * flowers are ~5 cm across (up to 6.5 cm), cream background with raised red-brown spots, and varying degrees of green around the column, waxy *Mature, specimen-size plants are capable of producing hundreds of flowers on pendent, branching inflorescences reaching 40 centimeters *blooms have sweetly fragrant citrus scent *flowers can last many months *inflorescence can rebloom over many seasons 〔 (IOSPE )〕 *Although widespread belief that this orchid takes anywhere from 8 to 12 years for a seedling to reach flowering size, it may be possible to flower seedlings in 4 years with ideal culture 〔 (Phalaenopsis gigantea (J.J.Smith 1909) ) Accessed 10/15/2012 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phalaenopsis gigantea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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