Surname: Smitinandia micrantha, (Lindl.) Holttum 1969
Synonyms:
Ascocentrum micranthum, (Lindl.) Holttum 1947
Ceratochilus micranthus, Lindl. 1833
Cleisostoma micranthum, (Lindl.) King & Prantl 1898
Cleisostoma petitiana, Guillaumin 1945
Cleisostoma poilanei, Gagnep. 1932
Cleisostoma tixieri, Guillaumin 1960
Gastrochilus parviflorus, (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
Pomatocalpa poilanei, (Gagnep.) T. Tang & FT Wang 1951
Saccolabium fissum, Ridl. 1896
Saccolabium micranthum, Lindl. 1828
Uncifera albiflora, Guillaumin 1930
etymology:
micranthus = with tiny flowers
Reproduction: from seeds
Origin: Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Borneo
Location:
epiphytic, rarely lithophytic, in rainforests on large primary branches of trees at altitudes of 200 to 1900 meters
Remarks:
Mini to medium-sized orchid, the upright stems with countless small flowers on branching panicles make this species a real eye-catcher.