Phalaenopsis javanica

Phalaenopsis javanica
flower detail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. javanica
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis javanica
J.J.Sm.
distribution of Phalaenopsis javanica
Synonyms
  • Phalaenopsis javanica f. alba O.Gruss & Roellke ex Christenson
  • Phalaenopsis latisepala Rolfe
  • Polychilos javanica (J.J.Sm.) Shim

Phalaenopsis javanica is a species of orchid native to Java and Sumatra. The specific epithet javanica refers to the Indonesian island Java.