MALANG • Indonesian botanists have revealed their discovery of a new orchid species endemic to Java island. The species, Gastrodia bambu, was discovered by botanist Destario Metusala of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) at the Purwodadi Botanical Gardens in Central Java.
The discovery was revealed in Phytotaxa, an international scientific journal, published last month. The publication was written by Mr Destario and Dr Jatna Supriatna, a scientist with the University of Indonesia biological conservation department.
Mr Destario said the species was part of the holomikotropic orchid group, the orchids of which were often called "ghost orchids" due to their life cycle, which takes place in stages almost entirely underground, emerging above ground only when flowering. The name bambu (bamboo), he added, referred to its specific habitat.
"The entire population was found very close to old bamboo clumps, growing in wet soil =read more
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