Octomeria scirpoidea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb.f.
First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 856 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to S. Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Aspegrenia scirpoidea Poepp. & Endl. in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 12 (1836)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Octomeria brachypetala Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 42(2): 92 (1925)
- Octomeria brevifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 643 (1896)
- Octomeria scirpifolia Hoffmanns. in Verz. Orchid., ed. 3: 72 (1844)
- Octomeria tenuis Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 455 (1912)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
- 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.
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
- Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
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
- CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
- 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 | Leppard, M.J. [1173], Brazil | 36342.000 | No | ||
| Mar 1, 2006 | 20539.000 | No | |||
| Amaral, I.L. [514], Brazil | K000940635 | Yes | |||
| Ribeiro, J.E.L.S. [865], Brazil | K000940636 | 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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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0