Abdominea
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Abdominea minimiflora |
There is only one very rare monopodial epiphytic species, Abdominea minimiflora, or the Tiny-flowered Abdominea, in this genus.
It is distributed from Thailand to the Malay peninsula, Java, and the Philippines.
The name is derived from the Latin abdomen, meaning belly. It refers to the similarity between the shape of the labellum (lip) and the shape of the abdomen of an insect.
The species produces very small flowers, about 0.45 cm wide, on a racemose, many-flowered inflorescence.
