Gastrodia javanica

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]

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

References

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" (PDF). Nature in Singapore. National University of Singapore. 2: 415–419. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
5. "Gastrodia javanica". OrchidDiana.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
6. Xinqi, Chen; Gale, Stephan W.; Cribb, Phillip J. (2009). "GASTRODIA R. Brown, Prodr. 330. 1810" (PDF). Flora of China. 25: 201–205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.