Octomeria oxychela

Octomeria oxychela
	Illustration
Conservation status
	CITES Appendix II
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Octomeria
Species:	O. oxychela
Binomial name
	Octomeria oxychela; Barb.Rodr.
Synonyms
	Octomeria oxychela var. gracilis Cogn.;

Octomeria oxychela is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Brazil and Guyana. The species was described in 1881, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.

Taxonomy

Octomeria oxychela was described by João Barbosa Rodrigues in 1881.

Distribution

The species is native to the wet tropical biome of Brazil (northeast, south, and southeast) and Guyana.

Conservation

Octomeria oxychela is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.

References

1 2 "Octomeria oxychela". SpeciesPlus.net. CITES. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
1 2 3 4 "Octomeria oxychela". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
↑ "Octomeria oxychela Barb.Rodr". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.

External links

Media related to Octomeria oxychela at Wikimedia Commons

[CITES-1] 1 2 "Octomeria oxychela". SpeciesPlus.net. CITES. Retrieved 24 June 2026.

[POWO-2] 1 2 3 4 "Octomeria oxychela". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-06-24.

[3] "Octomeria oxychela Barb.Rodr". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.