30 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



Genus GRAMMATOPHYLLUM 

 GRAMMATOPHYLLUM M EASURESIANUM Weathers. 



Grammatophylium measuresianum has many bulbous stems, 

 which are slightly compressed and vary in length from 20 to 

 40 centimeters. When young they are more or less furrowed, 

 and when old, deeply wrinkled. Each bears at its summit from 

 4 to 6 deep-green leaves, which are from 45 to 60 centimeters 

 long. The flowering stalks bear many flowers, which are about 

 10 centimeters across, yellowish, and marked with dark brown 

 and purple. 



This species has been collected in Mindoro and Palawan. 



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GRAMMATOPHYLLUM MULTIFLORUM Lindl. (Fig. 17). 

 Local name: Looi-looi na dako (Sorsogon). 



Grammatophyllum multiflorum has many large, bulbous stems 

 and very numerous roots, the whole sometimes forming an im- 

 mense mass. The leaves are about 30 to 50 centimeters long and 

 6 to 10 centimeters wide. The flowers are large, and are borne 

 in great numbers on long flowering shoots. They are pale green 

 with large, dull, purplish-brown spots. 



This species has been reported from Mindoro, Tayabas, Cama- 

 rines, Catanduanes Island, Sorsogon, Leyte, and Palawan. 



GRAMMATOPHYLLUM WALLISIl Reichb. f. (Fig. 18). 



Grammatophyllum walUsii is an epiphyte and the largest 

 Philippine orchid. The flowers are borne on large flowering 

 shoots and are large and pale greenish, with dark purple-brown 

 blotches. 



Genus PHALAENOPSIS 



PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS (Linn.) Blume. (Fig. 19). Butterfly orchid. 



Phalaenopsis amabilis is an epiphytic orchid with a few green 

 leaves growing on a short stem. The leaves are somewhat oval- 

 shaped, wider near the apex than near the base, and 14 to 30 

 centimeters in length. The flowers are borne in varying num- 

 bers on flowering branches, are white, and 7 to 10 centimeters 

 across. The butterfly orchid is very commonly cultivated in 

 Manila. 



This species has been reported from the following localities: 

 Albay, Bataan, Bohol, Cagayan, Camarines, Davao, Igar Island, 

 Ilocos Norte, Laguna, Lanao, Lumbucan Island, Mindoro, Negros 

 Occidental, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, 

 Rizal, Tayabas- and Zamboanga. 



