Octomeria

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Read about Octomeria in the 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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Epidendreae Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae Genus: Octomeria R.Br.
Species
*Octomeria brevifolia Octomeria gracilis Octomeria grandiflora Octomeria juncifolia Octomeria surinamensis etc.

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.