Octomeria steyermarkii Garay & Dunst.

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Octomeria steyermarkii Garay & Dunst.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - VENEZUELA. Bolivar: between Rio Venamo camp and summit of Cerro Venamo, about 1100-1500 m alt., quite low on trunks or branches of small to medium-sized trees in dwarf to elfin forest, embedded in thick carpets of bryophytes (chiefly liverworts) so that only the tips of leaves and flowers are visible, (Steyermark 92207, 92617) G. C. K. Dunsterville 833 (type).

  • Distribution

    VENEZUELA. Bolivar: between Rio Venamo camp and summit of Cerro Venamo, about 1100-1500 m alt., quite low on trunks or branches of small to medium-sized trees in dwarf to elfin forest, embedded in thick carpets of bryophytes (chiefly liverworts) so that only the tips of leaves and flowers are visible, (Steyermark 92207, 92617) G. C. K. Dunsterville 833 (type).

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