Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2515)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2414)
Class: Liliopsida (371)
Order: Orchidales (26)
Family: Orchidaceae (26) (family description)
Genus: Herpysma (1)
Epithet: longicaulis Lindl. (1)
Synonyms: Erythrodes bracteata (Blume) Schltr., Herpysma bracteata (Blume) J.J.Sm., Herpysma sumatrana Carr, Physurus bracteatus Blume
bracteata => having prominent bracts
bracteatus => having prominent bracts
longicaulis => long-stemmed
sumatrana => from Sumatra, Indonesia