Octomeria

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Octomeria (from the Greek for eight and part, referring to the pollinia). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic herbs: sts. cespitose: If. solitary, sessile or subsessile, borne at the tips of the sts.: fls. small, clustered at the base of the Lvs.; sepals and petals similar, spreading; labellum shorter than the sepals, strongly 3-lobed or pandurate; column short; pollinia 8.—The following species are natives of Brazil.


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*Octomeria brevifolia
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Octomeria (from Greek "eight part", referring to its 8 pollinia) is a plant genus belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The genus is comprised of about 200 species native to the Neotropics, mostly in Brazil.

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Octomeria: Aspegrenia Poepp. & Endl., Enothrea Raf., Gigliolia Barb.Rodr., Octandrorchis Brieger (nom. inval.) and Pleurothallopsis Porto & Brade.