Gastrodia javanica

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]

Gastrodia javanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Gastrodieae
Genus:	Gastrodia
Species:	G. javanica
Binomial name
Gastrodia javanica (Blume, 1840)[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Epiphanes javanica Blume Gastrodia hasseltii Blume Gastrodia javanica f. thalassina Yokota Gastrodia lutea Fukuy. Gastrodia malayana Ridl. Gastrodia stapfii Hayata