Paphiopedilum javanicum, commonly known as the Java paphiopedilum, is a species of orchid from southeast Asia, specifically in Java, Bali, Flores and Sumatra.[1] Its population is decreasing due to a number of threats, causing the IUCN to list it as an endangered species. It lives on mountains 750–2,100 m (2,460–6,890 ft) above sea level.[2]

Paphiopedilum javanicum
Paphiopedilum javanicum var. virens in Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Cypripedioideae
Genus:	Paphiopedilum
Species:	P. javanicum
Binomial name
Paphiopedilum javanicum (Reinw. ex Lindl.) Pfitzer, Jahrb.
Synonyms
Cordula javanica (Reinw. ex Lindl.) Rolfe Cordula virens (Rchb.f.) Rolfe Cypripedium virens Rchb.f. Paphiopedilum javanicum f. nymphenburgianum (Roeth & O.Gruss) P.J. Cribb Paphiopedilum javanicum var. nymphenburgianum Roeth & O.Gruss Paphiopedilum purpurascens Fowlie Paphiopedilum virens (Rchb.f.) Pfitz

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