Platystele ornata
| Platystele ornata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Platystele |
| Species: | P. ornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Platystele ornata Garay[1]
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Platystele ornata is a miniature orchid (family Orchidaceae) endemic to the cloud forests of Guatopo National Park in Venezuela. It has been known to the outside world only since 1958. Its maroon flowers measure only 1.5 mm in width.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Platystele ornata Garay". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ Garay, Lesley A. (20 November 1958). "Studies in American Orchids - Part IV". Harvard Botanical Museum Leaflets. 18 (5): 195.
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