Hymenorchis javanica is a perennial, epiphytic herb native to Indonesia (island of Java) and Malaysia.Edward Entalai Besi, Farah Alia Nordin, Rusea Go (2020) Macro- and micro-morphologies and conservation status of Hymenorchis javanica (Orchi- daceae: Aeridinae): the only represent- ative of the genus in Malaysia. Webbia. Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geog- raphy 75(2): 317-328. doi: 10.36253/jopt- 9498 It was thought to be endemic to the island of Java, which is indicated by the specific epithet, but other populations have been found in Gunung Ulu Kali, Malaysia.Orchids of cloud forest in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia Ng, Yong Jin and Go, Rusea and Rosimah Nulit, and Khor, Hong Eng and Tan, Mui Ching and Farah Alia Nordin, and Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin, Nam Sook and Lee, (2012) Orchids of cloud forest in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 41 (5). pp. 505-526. ISSN 0126-6039 The plant is mostly monopodial but lateral branching does occur occasionally. The inflorescences are short and unbranched. The flowers are small, white and have a green spot in the center of the labellum. The petals are very thin and translucent.Edward Entalai Besi, Farah Alia Nordin, Rusea Go (2020) Macro- and micro-morphologies and conservation status of Hymenorchis javanica (Orchi- daceae: Aeridinae): the only representative of the genus in Malaysia. Webbia. Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geog- raphy 75(2): 317-328. doi: 10.36253/jopt- 9498
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