Robiquetia minimiflora
Robiquetia minimiflora, or the tiny-flowered abdominea, is a very rare monopodial epiphytic orchid species. It was previously known as the Abdominea minimiflora.[1] It is distributed from Thailand to the Malay peninsula, Java, and the Philippines.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Robiquetia |
| Species: | R. minimiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Robiquetia minimiflora | |
The name is derived from the Latin abdomen, meaning belly. It refers to the similarity between the shape of the labellum (lip) and the shape of the abdomen of an insect.
The species produces very small flowers, about 0.45 cm wide, on a racemose, many-flowered inflorescence.
External links
- IOSPE orchid photos Abdominea minimiflora
- Orchidiana, Abdominea minimiflora
- Siam Exotica Plants, Orchid of Thailand, Abdominea สกุล แอ็บโดมีเนีย ตั้งชื่อโดย Johannes Jacobus Smith (J.J.Sm.) นักพฤกษศาสตร์ ชาวเดนมาร์ก เมื่อปี พ.ศ.2457 ซึ่งตั้งชื่อสกุลมาจากภาษาลาตินว่า abdomen หมายถึง จะงอยที่ยื่นยาวเหนือแอ่งเกสรตัวเมีย
- Phytoimages, Jim Cootes, Orchidaceae Abdominea minimiflora
- Les Orchidées de sam, Abdominea
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