Hell, I'm no expert. I just scanned through Jay's pics until I saw one that
looked similar. I never even got to superbum! Looking at the photo's, I
would guess that the spur length difference might be a good indicator.

Do the descriptions help:

Ang. giryamae: Said to be a subspecies of Angraecum eburneum, I will
separate it for now. Differs by having flowers with the lip slightly wider
than long, obscurely 3-lobed in the upper part and has a spur that is less
than 2.4" [6 cm] long and occurs only in Kenya and Tanzania.

Ang. superbum: A hot growing epiphyte or occasional lithophyte that occurs
in hot damp tropical woods on the east side of Madagascar as well as eastern
Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands at elevations below 400 meters. This
orchid needs Cattleya like light levels to stimulate blooming which occurs
in the fall and early winter on axillary, 4' [120 cm] long, stout, densly
many flowered racemes that can be as long or longer than the leaves carrying
many nocturnal, long-lasting, waxy, fragrant flowers that occur after heavy
summer fertilizing.

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"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
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interesting... I think it's more likely superbum but I will have to bring
the plant up and compare once the flowers are fully open (and likely they
are now but I haven't been back there to look...). Thanks Ray!

"Ray B" wrote in message
news:IFGlj.10994$YH6.3584@trndny03...
http://www.orchidspecies.com/anggirayme.htm

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"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
. ..
A friend gave me two of this plant but no tag Last year, the other
tried to bloom but the spike aborted. This year, flowers!

Anyone know what it is? Likely it's a species... And I can probably
get better pictures if it would help. Oh, the plant is BIG. Probably
the leafspan is 2 feet or more.

Thanks!
Jerry