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Octomeria deceptrix is a small epiphytic orchid from the wet tropics of Venezuela and Ecuador, growing on tree branches rather than in soil. It is a wild species with little cultivation history, so care advice is drawn from general knowledge of small Octomeria orchids.
Octomeria deceptrix is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Venezuela and Ecuador. The species was described in 2010, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Octomeria deceptrix is native to the wet tropical biome of Venezuela and Ecuador.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Octomeria deceptrix 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.
