Angraecopsis parva

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 (syn. Holmesia parva) is an orchid (family Orchidaceae) native to Tanzania and Malawi. It bears the second smallest flower of any orchid, not over 1 mm in width. Only Campylocentrum insulare is smaller.

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority. (2013). "Angraecopsis parva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T179619A1584340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179619A1584340.en. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Angraecopsis parva (P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Cribb, 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.
  4. ↑ Gereau, Roy E.; Cumberlidge, Neil; Hemp, Claudia; Hochkirch, Axel; Jones, Trevor; Kariuki, Mercy; Lange, Charles N.; Loader, Simon P.; Malonza, Patrick K.; Menegon, Michele; Ndang'ang'a, P. Kariuki; Rovero, Francesco; Shirk, Philip (2016). "Globally Threatened Biodiversity of the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania". Journal of East African Natural History. 105 (1): 115–201. doi:10.2982/028.105.0104.