Octomeria scirpoidea

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Octomeria scirpoidea
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Octomeria
Species:
O. scirpoidea
Binomial name
Octomeria scirpoidea
Synonyms' [1]
  • Aspegrenia scirpoideaPoepp. & Endl
  • Octomeria brevifoliaCogn. in C.F.P.von Martius
  • Octomeria brachypetalaSchltr.

Octomeria brevifolia is a species of orchid endemic to South America (Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil). [1] [2]

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  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.