''Robiquetia minimiflora'', or the tiny-flowered abdominea, is a very rare

monopodial Vascular plants with monopodial growth habits grow upward from a single point. They add leaves to the apex each year and the stem grows longer accordingly. The word ''Monopodial'' is derived from Greek language, Greek '', ''one'' and '', "foot", in ...

epiphytic An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphyt ...

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

species. It was previously known as the ''Abdominea minimiflora''. It is distributed from

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

to the

Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula is located in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area contains Peninsular Malaysia, Southern Tha ...

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

, and the

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. 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.

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IOSPE orchid photos ''Abdominea minimiflora''
* ttp://www.phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/pelserpb/r/Orchidaceae_Abdominea_minimiflora_57541.html Phytoimages, Jim Cootes, Orchidaceae ''Abdominea minimiflora''* ttp://www.les-orchidees-de-sam.ch/orchid/abdominea/ Les Orchidées de sam, ''Abdominea'' minimiflora Epiphytic orchids Orchids of Malaya Orchids of Java Orchids of the Philippines Orchids of Thailand {{Vandeae-stub