Gastrochilus minor Seidenf. 1988

The epiphytic growing miniature orchid species Gastrochilus minor Seidenf. 1988
has been described by the Danish botanist Dr. Gunnar Seidenfaden
in Opera Botanica 95: 296 (1988), but the name Gastrochilus minor isn´t accepted
by the Kew Monocot list. We identyfied this small orchid beauty,
native to the North of Thailand, with the help of
A field guide to the wild orchids of Thailand,
an orchid book by Nantiya Vaddhanaphuti.
Flowers of the Gastrochilus minor orchid gets a size of about 0,8 cm.
Flowering period: January

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Image: Gastrochilus minor Seidenf. 1988
Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee