Stereosandra javanica Blume

Kingdom: Plantae (2515)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2414)

    Class: Liliopsida (371)

      Order: Orchidales (26)

        Family: Orchidaceae (26) (family description)

          Genus: Stereosandra (1)

           Epithet: javanica Blume (4)

Synonyms: Stereosandra koidzumiana Ohwi, Stereosandra koidzumiana Ohwi, Stereosandra liukiuensis Tuyama, Stereosandra pendula Kraenzl.

javanica => from Java, Indonesia

koidzumiana => in honor of Gen’ichi Yonezawa Koidzumi (1883-1953), Japanese botanist

pendula => hanging down as through weakness of the stem

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple, white

Check for Stereosandra javanica at World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1575] S. javanica, habit - Collection des Orchidées les plus remarquables de l'archipel Indien et du Japon (1858)
• [1576] S. javanica, flower - Collection des Orchidées les plus remarquables de l'archipel Indien et du Japon (1858)