| Octomeria grandiflora | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Edwards' s Botanical Register 28 : misc. 64 - 65 1842 | |
| 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 | humid forests in Venezuela (Tàchira, Zulia), Colombia (Antioquia, Cocornà), Ecuador (Carchi, Morona- |
| Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe), Bolivia (Chapare, Cochabamba), Brazil (Espiritu Santo, Paranà, Jacarehy, | ||
| Rio de Janeiro, Organ Mts.,São Paulo, Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Itacoatiara, Nova Friburgo, ) | ||
| altitude | 400 - 2100 m (1320 - 6930 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Guarapuava (Paranà, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1250 m / 4125 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Guarapuava this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 41 m' to 10 h 19 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 0,5 cm (0.2"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 1 - 4 | |
| size | single flower 3 L 2,5 cm (1.2" L 1") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 8 - 12 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 10 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
