Syn.

javanicum  var. virens = virens
javanicum  var. virens = purpurascens
purpurascens = javanicum  var. virens
virens = javanicum  var. virens

javanicum  var. virens

LOCATION
Roots in detritus overlying volcanic substrates at elevations of 750-2100m
in Java, Bali, Flores and Sumatra. Var virens found in Borneo at elevations of 900-1650m.

PLANT DESCRIPTION
Lightly tessellated with absence of purple pigmentation underneath. Leaf length 10-25 cm long by 3.5-4cm wide.

FLOWER DESCRIPTION
INFLORESCENCE
Solitary flower on an inflorescence of 15-35cm..
DORSAL SEPAL
Greenish white with dark green stripes. Ovate with lateral margins that are reflexed.

 VENTRAL SEPAL
Lanceolate and pale green.
PETALS
Oblongate petals vary in orientation from nearly horizontal to 45 degree below. Green in colour proximally, petal apices are flushed rosy purple. Small blackish purple spots adorn the proximal portion. Margins are ciliate.
LABELLUM
Green with darker green veins. A pale bronze flush occurs near the frontal rim.
Var virens is predominantly green in colour with less spotting.

FLOWERING SEASON
More typically in Summer.