| Octomeria oxychela | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Barbosa Rodriguez, João |
| published in | Edwards's Botanical Register 2 : 99 1881 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Octomeria R Brown 1813 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | on small scrubs, Guyana, Brazil (Boia Ceià, Rio de Janeiro, Petròpolis, São Paulo), Paraguay |
| altitude | 0 - 600 m (0 - 1980 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Aracatuba (São Paulo, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 300 m / 990 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Aracatuba this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 24 m' to 10 h 36 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 0,5 cm (0.2"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 2 - 5 | |
| size | single flower 0.8 L 0.8 cm (0.32" L 0.32") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 15 - 20 days | |
| time | waiting to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
