Gastrodia javanica

Gastrodia javanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Gastrodieae
Subtribe: Gastrodiinae
Genus: Gastrodia
Species: G. javanica
Binomial name
Gastrodia javanica
(Blume, 1840)[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Epiphanes javanica Blume
  • Gastrodia hasseltii Blume
  • Gastrodia javanica f. thalassina Yokota
  • Gastrodia lutea Fukuy.
  • Gastrodia malayana Ridl.
  • Gastrodia stapfii Hayata

Gastrodia javanica or Javanese Chijian (Japanese: 爪哇赤箭)[1] is an epiparasitic species of orchid native to Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.[4][5][6] The species normally grows to a height of 20 to 80 centimeters, and has pale yellow or green-yellow flowers.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gastrodia javanica (Blume) Lindl.". GBIF.org. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Seidenfaden, Gunnar; Vood, Jeffrey J.; Holttum, Richard Eric (1 December 1992). The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Fredensborg, Denmark: Olsen & Olsen. p. 140. ISBN 87-85215-24-4. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gastrodia javanica (Blume) Lindl.". The Plant List. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Lok, A. F. S. L.; Ang, W. F.; Tan, H. T. W. (18 November 2009). "THE STATUS OF GASTRODIA JAVANICA (BL.) LINDL. IN SINGAPORE". Nature in Singapore (National University of Singapore) 2: 415–419. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gastrodia javanica". OrchidDiana.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Xinqi, Chen; Gale, Stephan W.; Cribb, Phillip J. (2009). "GASTRODIA R. Brown, Prodr. 330. 1810.". Flora of China 25: 201–205. Retrieved 10 June 2014.