Biology:Octomeria chloidophylla

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Octomeria chloidophylla
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Octomeria
Species:
O. chloidophylla
Binomial name
Octomeria chloidophylla
(Rchb.f.) Garay
Synonyms[2]
  • Humboltia chloidophylla (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Pleurothallis chloidophylla Rchb.f.
  • Octomeria dusenii Schltr.
  • Octomeria semiconnata C.Schweinf.

Octomeria chloidophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The species was described in 1850, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.

Taxonomy

Octomeria chloidophylla was first described in 1850, by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, and placed in the genus Pleurothallis. In 1891, Otto Kuntze placed it in the genus Humboltia.[2] In 1967, Leslie Andrew Garay published the new combination Octomeria chloidophylla, and synonymised it with Octomeria dusenii.[3]

Distribution

Octomeria chloidophylla is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina), Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[4][2] It grows in tropical rainforests.[4]

Description

Octomeria chloidophylla is an epiphytic herb.[4]

Conservation

Octomeria chloidophylla is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15500441 entry