Octomeria grandiflora Lindl.
First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 64 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to Brazil. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Octomeria arcuata Rolfe in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 61 (1909)
- Octomeria boliviensis Rolfe in Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 452 (1907)
- Octomeria grandiflora var. robusta (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 606 (1896)
- Octomeria grandiflora var. seegeriana (Kraenzl.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 606 (1896)
- Octomeria lobulosa Rchb.f. in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 14: 215 (1858)
- Octomeria robusta Barb.Rodr. in Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 97 (1881)
- Octomeria robusta Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach, Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2(1): 93 (1881), nom. illeg.
- Octomeria ruthiana Hoehne in Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 1(1): 16 (1938)
- Octomeria seegeriana Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach, Xenia Orchid. 3: 101 (1892)
- Octomeria similis Schltr. in Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(4): 50 (1922)
- Octomeria truncata Hoffmanns. in Verz. Orchid.: 26 (1842)
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.
- Chiron, G.R. & Sambin, A. (2016). Notes taxinomiques sur le complex "Octomeria tridentata" (Orchidaceae). Richardiana 16: 258-272.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
- Menini Neto, L., Válka Alves, R.J. & Forzza, R.C. (2007). A subtribo Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) no parque estadual de Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 25: 253-278.
- Viveros, P. & Higgins, W.E. (2007). Checklist of Pleurothallidinae from Colombia. Selbyana 28: 13-90.
- da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.
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.
- Chiron, G.R. & Sambin, A. (2016). Notes taxinomiques sur le complex "Octomeria tridentata" (Orchidaceae). Richardiana 16: 258-272.
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 | Dungs, F. [10A], Brazil | 30654.000 | No | ||
| Mar 1, 2006 | Brazil | 13790.000 | No | ||
| Mar 1, 2006 | 20543.000 | Unknown type material | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2006 | Miers, J. [s.n.], Brazil | K000940604 | Yes | ||
| Jun 1, 1995 | Ribeiro, J.E.L.S. [1046], Brazil | K000940601 | Yes | ||
| 13789.000 | No | ||||
| 13843.000 | No | ||||
| Dungs, F. [SP.10A], Brazil | 39250.000 | No | |||
| Hermans, J. [2221], Brazil | 57715.000 | No | |||
| Ribeiro, J.E.L.S. [1046], Brazil | 61281.000 | No | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | K000940608 | Yes | |||
| Miers, J. [s.n.], Brazil | K000940609 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | K000940605 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | K000940602 | Yes | |||
| Dusén, P. [15217], Brazil | K000940600 | Yes | |||
| Loddiges [s.n.], Brazil | K000718361 | lectotype | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | K000940607 | Yes | |||
| Glaziou, A.F.M. [17252], Brazil | K000940603 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil | K000940606 | Yes | |||
| Handro, O. [s.n.], Brazil | Octomeria robusta | K000940610 | Yes | ||
| Mason, L.M. [1793], Peru | Octomeria boliviensis | 28645.000 | No | ||
| Bang, M. [2185], Bolivia | Octomeria boliviensis | K000583648 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Bang, M. [2185], Bolivia | Octomeria boliviensis | K000583649 | Yes | ||
| Sander [309-08], Brazil | Octomeria arcuata | K000583660 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Sander [309-08], Brazil | Octomeria arcuata | K000583661 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | Octomeria arcuata | K000940580 | Yes |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0