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Grammatophyllum scriptum

Grammatophyllum scriptum is a species of orchid. The flowers are generally up to 4.5 cm wide, green with dark brown markings, held in racemes of up to 150 blooms. Grammatophyllum scriptum is native to south east Asia and is found in low-lying coastal areas. In the Philippines, this type of orchid is called "tawatawa".

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Grammatophyllum scriptum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Grammatophyllum
Species:
G. scriptum
Binomial name
Grammatophyllum scriptum
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Grammatophyllum scriptum is a species of orchid.1 The flowers are generally up to 4.5 cm wide, green with dark brown markings, held in racemes of up to 150 blooms. Grammatophyllum scriptum is native to south east Asia and is found in low-lying coastal areas (sea level to 100 metres). In the Philippines, this type of orchid is called "tawatawa".

Due to their large size, plants are rarely found in cultivation outside botanical institutions.

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  1. Thamrongwatwongsa, Jiralapat; Chusrisom, Jittraporn; Katemala, Kittiphat; Tantasirin, Siranat; Jumnongjit, Proudphat; Nateerom, Pascha; Sonjaroon, Weerasin; Tongkok, Pattama; Pichaiyotinkul, Panutchaya; Paemanee, Atchara; T-Thienprasert, Nattanan Panjaworayan; Phonphoem, Wannarat (2024). "Determination of flavonoid content in Grammatophyllum speciosum and in vitro evaluation of their anti-skin cancer and antibacterial activities". Heliyon. 10 (13) e33330. Bibcode:2024Heliy..1033330T. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33330. PMC 11266999. PMID 39050422.