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Elephant Ears Orchid

Phalaenopsis gigantea

Photo by AlbertKang
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Description:

This Phalaenopsis gigantea Orchid is known locally as Telinga Gajah, literally translated to Elephant Ears. This name is not referring to the flowers but the leafs, which can grow to 2 feet length on mature plant.

Phalaenopsis gigantea is endemic to Borneo and is the species of Phalaenopsis with the largest flower.

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Comments (2)
AlbertKang
Thanks, @Zlatan. I was very happy to see this one in full bloom :)

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