[Botany • 2017] Gastrodia bambu • A New Species of Gastrodia (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) from Mount Merapi, Java, Indonesia

Gastrodia bambu Metusala, a new species of Gastrodia (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae, Gastrodieae) from Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta Province, Java, Indonesia, is described and illustrated. This new species is morphologically close to Gastrodia abscondita J.J.Sm, but differs in having a larger dark brown flower, a longer perianth tube, ovate petals, a longer and oblong-lanceolate lip, a different shape keels on lip, and a different shape column.

Keywords: Gastrodia, Java, Mount Merapi, holomycotrophic, Monocots

Destario Metusala and Jatna Supriatna. 2017. Gastrodia bambu (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae), A New Species from Java, Indonesia. Phytotaxa. 317(3); 211–218.  DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.317.3.5