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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.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platystele ornata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
