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Octomeria brevifolia

Octomeria brevifolia

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Octomeria
Species: Octmr. brevifolia
Alliance:
Binomial name
Octomeria brevifolia
Cogn. 1896


Octomeria brevifolia is a species in the Octomeria genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the fall with a single 5 mm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guyana, Suriname and northern Brazil at elevations of 50 to 1100 meter

Culture[]

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in intermediate to warm conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.

Naming[]

Common Name: The Thin Leafed Octomeria

Synonyms[]

  1. Octomeria brachypetala Schltr. 1925
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