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Angraecopsis parva

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Angraecopsis parva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Angraecopsis
Species:
A. parva
Binomial name
Angraecopsis parva
(P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb
Synonyms

Holmesia parva P.J.Cribb

Angraecopsis parva (also called Holmesia parva) is an orchid (family Orchidaceae) native to Tanzania and Malawi, which bears the second smallest flower of any orchid; not over 1/25th inch (one millimeter) in width.[1] [2] Only Campylocentrum insulare is smaller.

References

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  1. ^ Cribs, Phillip J. (1977). "New Orchids from South-Central Africa". Kew Bulletin. 32 (1): 175–177. Bibcode:1977KewBu..32..137C. doi:10.2307/4117264. JSTOR 4117264.
  2. ^ Gereau, Roy E (2016). "Globally threatened biodiversity of the Eastern Arc Mountains...etc". Journal of East African Natural History. 105 (1): 115–201. doi:10.2982/028.105.0104.