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Grammangis ellisii
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Painted as: |
Grammatophyllum ellisii var.
dayanum |
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Scrapbook: |
27 |
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Date: |
1880 |
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Distribution: |
Madagascar |
The Reverend William Ellis introduced this species from eastern
Madagascar. On his return to England in the late 1860s, he published
two books about his experiences as a missionary on Madagascar; these
became best-sellers as they appealed strongly to Victorians keen
to read first-hand accounts of exotic countries. One of his finest
discoveries was Grammangis ellisii, an epiphytic species
resembling the South-east Asian ‘tiger orchids’ (Grammatophyllum).
Today it is a rare orchid in Madagascar’s dwindling coastal
forests.
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