Paphiopedilum javanicum

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

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|image=Paphiopedilum_javanicum_var._virens.jpg

|image_caption=Paphiopedilum javanicum var. virens in Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

|status=EN

|status_system=IUCN3.1

|genus=Paphiopedilum

|species=javanicum

|authority=(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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Paphiopedilum javanicum, commonly known as the Java paphiopedilum, is a species of orchid from southeast Asia, specifically in Java, Bali, Flores and Sumatra.{{cite web |title=Paphiopedilum javanicum (Reinw. ex Lindl.) Pfitzer |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:649781-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanical Gardens Kew |accessdate=9 December 2018}} Its population is decreasing due to a number of threats, causing the IUCN to list it as an endangered species. It lives on mountains {{cvt|750–2100|m|ft}} above sea level.{{cite web |last1=Rankou |first1=H. |title=Paphiopedilum javanicum (Java Paphiopedilum) |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/43321232/43327894 |website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |accessdate=10 December 2018}}