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Trichotosia sp
miniature orchid, tiny flower, 2mm, maybe Appendicula?
montane rainforest, 1200m
Gunung Halimun national park. I spotted this along the trail but I didn't take the time to set up my tripod to get a really clear close up shot of the flower.
Spotted on Dec 2, 2013
Submitted on Jul 6, 2014
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This reminds me of a Trichotosia of some sort (the general habitat and the inflorescence structure). I wouldn't rule out Eria either, that genus is such a mess. Here's one slightly similar Trichotosia sp. https://orchid.unibas.ch/phpMyHerbarium/...