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.

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

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.