Orchidaceae
Octomeria

Octomeria exigua C.Schweinf.

First published in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 3: 86 (1935)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Colombia to N. South America and NE. Brazil. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2006 Philcox, D., Guyana 34128.000 No
Apr 1, 2006 Dunsterville, G.C.K. [289], Venezuela 34900.000 No
Apr 1, 2006 Philcox, D. [6321], Guyana 37541.000 No
Apr 1, 2006 Dunsterville, G.C.K. [289], Venezuela 41849.000 No
Apr 1, 2006 Edwards, P.J. [1347], Guyana 42980.000 No
Mar 1, 2006 21145.000 No
Mar 1, 2006 Guyana 21147.000 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [1120], Guyana 24128.000 No
Thurn, E.F. [115 B], Guyana K000583656 Unknown type material Yes
s.coll. [289 A], Venezuela Octomeria deltoglossa K000583646 Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0