Biology:Angraecopsis parva

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Short description: Species of plant

Angraecopsis parva
Scientific classification edit
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.[1][2] It bears the second smallest flower of any orchid, not over 1 mm in width.[3][4] Only Campylocentrum insulare is smaller.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority. (2013). "Angraecopsis parva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179619A1584340.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179619/1584340. Retrieved 20 January 2025. 
  2. "Angraecopsis parva (P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947474-1. 
  3. Cribb, Phillip J. (1977). "New Orchids from South-Central Africa". Kew Bulletin 32 (1): 175–177. doi:10.2307/4117264. Bibcode1977KewBu..32..137C. 
  4. Gereau, Roy E.; Cumberlidge, Neil; Hemp, Claudia; Hochkirch, Axel; Jones, Trevor; Kariuki, Mercy; Lange, Charles N.; Loader, Simon P. et al. (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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15491233 entry