Here's one more addition to the "smallest orchids"
category:
Notylia mirabilis (synonym
Notylia norae)
from Venezuela. It is described and photographically illustrated in
G. C. K. Dunsterville's
Introduction to the World of Orchids, and
also in his
Orchid Hunting in the Lost World (and Elsewhere in
Venezuela). The latter is a collection of the many articles
that Dunsterville wrote for the
A. O. S. Bulletin over many
decades. There's an excellent photo of
N. mirabilis on page
120. The entire plant, including inflorescence is
photographed next to a thimble (as it is in
Introduction to the World
of Orchids), which looks massive compared to the plant.
The original
A. O. S. Bulletin article
reference is: "Some Small Venezuelan Orchids - I", Vol.
46, May 1977, pages 406-414.
Brian
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