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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Gastrodieae |
| Genus: | Gastrodia |
| Species: | G. javanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastrodia javanica | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Gastrodia javanica (Blume) Lindl". GBIF.org. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gastrodia javanica (Blume) Lindl". The Plant List. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ 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. 2. National University of Singapore: 415–419. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Gastrodia javanica". OrchidDiana.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
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