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Octomeria graminifolia

Botanic Family

Orchidaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) R. Brown

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Leeward Islands
• Nicaragua
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Epiphytic orchid with scandent rhizome. Coriaceous leaves to 110mm x 10mm. Solitary or paired fascicles of fragrant pale yellow or greenish flowers, sepals to 8mm x 3mm, petals to 7.5mm x 2.5mm with 3-lobed fleshy lip spotted red to 6mm x 3mm with distinct claw, lobes with denticulate margins,column to to 2.5mm long.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• SAFIO