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Octomeria dalstroemii is a small epiphytic orchid from wet tropical Ecuador, growing on tree branches rather than in soil. It is a species of the orchid family and is protected under CITES Appendix II, so it should only be obtained from legal, cultivated sources.
Octomeria dalstroemii is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Ecuador. The species was described in 2001, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Octomeria dalstroemii is native to the wet tropical biome of Ecuador.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Octomeria dalstroemii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
