Yeah, I was looking at Jay's pix too. I didn't realize there were so many
angraecums! I was just down to the GH and didn't look closely at the spur
length. hopefully, over the weekend I'll remember to bring it up or a
laptop w/ wireless down.

Thanks again Ray...
Jerry

"Ray B" wrote in message
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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
...
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
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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