Angraecopsis parva
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| Angraecopsis parva | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Angraecopsis |
| Species: | A. parva
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| Binomial name | |
| Angraecopsis parva (P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb
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| Synonyms | |
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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