!Abdomineaminimiflora(Hook.f.)J.J.Sm.

1917
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CommonNameTheTinyfloweredAbdominea
FlowerSize.041"[1.2mm]
FoundinSelangor,PerakandPahang,Malaysia,Borneo,Bali,JavaandthePhilippinesinhumid,
lowland,hillandlowermontaneforestsatelevationsof150to1000metersonmossytreetrunksasa
miniaturesized,hottowarmgrowingepiphyteorlithophyteonlimestonewithashort,erecttopendant
stemcompletelyenvelopedbydistichousleafbearingsheathsandcarrying2ranked,strapshaped,
unequallybidetateapically,plicate,leavesthatarebasallynarrowedtoashortpetiolethatbloomsonan
erecttospreading,veryslender,racemose,to43/4"[12cm]long,manyfloweredinflorescencewith
persistentbractsthatoccursatanytimeoftheyear.
SynonymsAbdomineamicranthaJ.J.Sm.1914Gastrochilusminimiflorus(Hook.f.)Kuntze1891
SaccolabiumcortinatumRidl.1898*SaccolabiumminimiflorumHook.f.1890Schoenorchis
minimiflora(Hook.f.)Ames1915SchoenorchisphilippinensisAmes1915
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