Octomeria odontoglossoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Colombia and Ecuador. The species was described in 2010, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy The species was described by Carlyle A. Luer in 2010. The type specimen was collected from an unknown location in Colombia, and "purchased from a local collector."
Distribution Octomeria odontoglossoides is native to the wet tropial biome of Colombia. In 2023, it was collected from El Pangui Canton, in south-eastern Ecuador.
The species grows on tree trunks in the foothill forests of the Cordillera del Cóndor, at elevations of .
Description Octomeria odontoglossoides is an epiphyte.
Conservation Octomeria odontoglossoides is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.
References