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Octomeria oxychela is a small epiphytic orchid from the wet tropics of Brazil and Guyana, growing on tree branches rather than in soil. It is rarely grown and is listed under CITES Appendix II, so it is best grown only from legally sourced or nursery-propagated plants.
Octomeria oxychela is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Brazil and Guyana. The species was described in 1881, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
The species is native to the wet tropical biome of Brazil (northeast, south, and southeast) and Guyana.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Octomeria oxychela 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.
