Yellow (but tiny) alligator mouth

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This flower is 7 mm (0.27 inches) long. Although all the parts supposed to be found on an orchid flower are there, they're miniaturised and elongated.While taking pictures at the plant I was surprised to find that not only the flowers sprout from the base of the leaves (which isn't an usual thing anyway), but also whole little new plants, roots and all. Esta flor mide 7 mm de largo. Si bien tiene todas las partes que supuestamente deberan encontrarse en una flor de orqudea, estn miniaturizadas y elongadas.Mientras sacaba fotos de la planta me sorprendi ver que de la base de las hojas no solo salen flores (lo que de todas maneras no es algo comn), sino tambin plantitas nuevas, con races y todo.Acianthera (= Pleurothallis) luteolaDistribution range / rea de distribucin: Northeastern Argentina (Misiones province only) and southern Brazil / Noreste de Argentina (provincia de Misiones solamente) y sur de Brasil