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Octomeria

Octomeria
Octomeria brevifolia-02.jpg
Octomeria scirpoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Octomeria
R.Br.
Synonyms
  • Aspegrenia Poepp. & Endl.
  • Enothrea Raf.
  • Gigliolia Barb.Rodr., illegitimate
  • Octandrorchis Brieger, illegitimate

Octomeria (from Greek "eight part", referring to its 8 pollinia) is a plant genus belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The genus comprises about 150 species native to the Neotropics, mostly in Brazil.

Accepted species:


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