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Octomeria oxychela

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ15499148 ↗
Source-derived summary

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.

Taxonomy

Octomeria oxychela was described by João Barbosa Rodrigues in 1881.

Distribution

The species is native to the wet tropical biome of Brazil (northeast, south, and southeast) and Guyana.

Conservation

Octomeria oxychela is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Octomeria oxychela” as species of plant. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Octomeria, oxychela and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1881—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Octomeria, oxychela and species providing the first useful test.
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Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q15499148. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1881.

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This entry incorporates text from “Octomeria oxychela” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.