Octomeria lancipetala C.Schweinf.

  • Authority

    Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Octomeria lancipetala C.Schweinf.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Auydn-tepui, cumbre de la parte sureste del brazo noroeste (division occidental del cerro) : faldas sobre piedras igneas, vecindad del "Rio Lomita Camp," 1800 m alt., in moist rich mossy forest of quebrada northwest of "Rio Lomita Camp," on tree trunk. May 10, 1964, J. A. Steyermark 93640; same locality, cumbre de la parte norte de la seccion sur (division occidental del cerro): a lo largo del Rio Churiin al pie de "Second Wall" de arenisca, desde el campamento norte, 5 kms hacia el noreste, 1600 m alt., in moist mossy riverine forest, epiphyte on tree branch, leaves purple on both sides, 4-5 mm wide. May 12, 1964, Steyermark 93785. Amazonas: Cerro Huachamacari, Rio Cunucunuma, 1700 m alt., frequent epiphyte in cumbre, flowers purple, December 4, 1950, B. Maguire, R. S. Cowan & J. J. Wurdack 29823; same locality, 1800 m alt., in dense woodland along right fork of Caño de Dios near Summit Camp, December 13, 1950, Maguire, Cowan ir Wurdack 30170A (type); Cerro de la Neblina, Rio Yatua, 1800 m alt., occasional on tree trunks in scrub forest 1-5 km north of Cumbre Camp, buds maroon, January 10, 1954, B. Maguire, J. J. Wurdack & G. S. Bunting 37161; same locality, 1800 m alt., in swale 2 km northeast of Cumbre Camp, on low tree limb, flowers maroon, November 20, 1957, B. Maguire, J. J. Wurdack & C. K. Maguire 42150.

  • Discussion

    pl. 30, fig. 4.

  • Distribution

    VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Auydn-tepui, cumbre de la parte sureste del brazo noroeste (division occidental del cerro) : faldas sobre piedras igneas, vecindad del "Rio Lomita Camp," 1800 m alt., in moist rich mossy forest of quebrada northwest of "Rio Lomita Camp," on tree trunk. May 10, 1964, J. A. Steyermark 93640; same locality, cumbre de la parte norte de la seccion sur (division occidental del cerro): a lo largo del Rio Churiin al pie de "Second Wall" de arenisca, desde el campamento norte, 5 kms h

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