Biology:Hymenorchis javanica

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Short description: Species of orchid

Hymenorchis javanica
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Flowering Hymenorchis javanica specimen in cultivation
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Detail of Hymenorchis javanica flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Hymenorchis
Species:
H. javanica
Binomial name
Hymenorchis javanica
(Teijsm. & Binn.) Schltr.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Oeceoclades javanica Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Saccolabium javanicum (Teijsm. & Binn.) J.J.Sm.

Hymenorchis javanica is an epiphytic orchid native to the Indonesian island Java and peninsular Malaysia.[1][2] It was thought to be endemic to the island of Java, which is indicated by the specific epithet, but other populations have been found in Gunung Ulu Kali, Malaysia.[3]

Description

It is mostly monopodial but lateral branching does occur occasionally. The inflorescences are short and unbranched. The flowers are small, white and have a green spot in the center of the labellum. The petals are very thin and translucent.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hymenorchis javanica (Teijsm. & Binn.) Schltr." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/:639119-1. Retrieved 11 January 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Besi, E. E., Nordin, F. A., & Go, R. (2020). "Macro-and micro-morphologies and conservation status of Hymenorchis javanica (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae): the only representative of the genus in Malaysia." Webbia, 75(2), 317-328.
  3. Ng, Y. J., Go, R., Nulit, R., Khor, H. E., Tan, M. C., Nordin, F. A., & Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin, N. S. (2012). "Orchids of cloud forest in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia." Sains Malaysiana, 41(5), 505-526.

Wikidata ☰ Q15466521 entry