Orchidaceae
Grammatophyllum

Grammatophyllum scriptum (L.) Blume

First published in Rumphia 4: 48 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to Santa Cruz Islands. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is.

Introduced into:

Fiji

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.
  • Tiu, D.A. (2009). Deciphering the Scriptures on Philippine Grammatophyllum: 1-93. PCARRD-DOST, Los Baños, Philippines.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Crocker, M. [15] Solomon Islands K:SPC-12875.000 No
Indonesia K:SPC-12874.000 No
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [630] Solomon Islands K:SPC-12873.000 No
K:SPC-15016.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-76610.000 No
Philippines K:SPC-54389.000 No
Solomon Islands K:SPC-50046.000 No
Dickson, M. [MD 232] Indonesia K:SPC-71356.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [1840] Solomon Islands K:SPC-50417.000 No
Wickison, S. [66] Solomon Islands K:SPC-50897.000 No
Melville, R; Melville, E.F.; Parham, J. [7116] K:SPC-31754.000 No
K:SPC-14564.000 No
Indonesia K:SPC-14563.000 No
Hunt, P.F. [2641] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28576.000 No
Indonesia K:SPC-12872.000 No
Papua New Guinea K:SPC-40691.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images