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<p>Created a new article</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Species of orchid}}<br /> {{Refimprove|date=October 2022}}<br /> {{Speciesbox<br /> | image = Rhynchostylis gigantea.jpg<br /> | image_caption = Red form<br /> | image2 = Rhynchostylis gigantea_2.jpg<br /> | image2_caption = Spotted form<br /> | genus = Rhynchostylis<br /> | species = gigantea<br /> | authority = ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) [[Henry Nicholas Ridley|Ridl.]]&lt;ref name=POWO&gt;{{cite POWO | title = &#039;&#039;Rhynchostylis gigantea&#039;&#039; | id = 655695-1 | access-date = 9 October 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | synonyms =<br /> *&#039;&#039;Saccolabium giganteum&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;Lindl.&lt;/small&gt; [&#039;&#039;[[basionym]]&#039;&#039;]<br /> *&#039;&#039;Gastrochilus giganteus&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;(Lindl.) [[Otto Kuntze|Kuntze]]&lt;/small&gt;<br /> *&#039;&#039;Anota gigantea&#039;&#039; &lt;small&gt;(Lindl.) [[Noriaki Fukuyama|Fukuy.]]&lt;/small&gt;<br /> | synonyms_ref = &lt;ref name=POWO/&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Rhynchostylis gigantea&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is a species of [[Orchidaceae|orchid]]. This species was first described in 1896 by [[John Lindley]] and is native to [[Borneo]], [[Myanmar]], Thailand, [[Peninsular Malaysia]], Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China ([[Hainan]]) and the Philippines.&lt;ref name=POWO/&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Rhynchostylis&#039;&#039; differs from &#039;&#039;[[Vanda]]&#039;&#039; by the one-lobed lip. &#039;&#039;Rhynchostylis&#039;&#039; are also commonly called &#039;&#039;&#039;foxtail orchids&#039;&#039;&#039; because of their long, thin, densely packed [[inflorescence]]s that get up to {{convert|37|cm}} with sweetly fragrant blooms. The inflorescences appear in autumn and winter. Due to the wide distribution of &#039;&#039;Rhynchostylis gigantea&#039;&#039;, there is a range of different clones: flowers vary slightly in shape and colour (from white to dark red, with spotted forms).<br /> <br /> Unlike &#039;&#039;Vanda&#039;&#039; species, they need indirect light. &#039;&#039;Rhynchostylis gigantea&#039;&#039; are best grown in a wood-slat basket with little or no potting material and will grow massive fleshy roots entangled throughout the basket if given uniform water and [[fertilizer]]. The plants are warm- to hot-growing. it is the state flower of the Indian state of Assam where it is known as &#039;&#039;kopouful&#039;&#039; (কপৌফুল) in [[Assamese language|Assamese]].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{Commons-inline|Rhynchostylis gigantea|&#039;&#039;Rhynchostylis gigantea&#039;&#039;}}<br /> *{{Wikispecies-inline|Rhynchostylis gigantea|&#039;&#039;Rhynchostylis gigantea&#039;&#039;}}<br /> <br /> {{Taxonbar|from=Q2214916}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Rhynchostylis|gigantea]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of Borneo]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of Myanmar]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of Cambodia]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of China]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of Laos]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of Malaysia]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of Thailand]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of the Philippines]]<br /> [[Category:Orchids of Vietnam]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Hainan]]<br /> [[Category:Plants described in 1833]]<br /> [[Category:Symbols of Assam]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Vandeae-stub}}</div>

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