Octomeria imigiae and similar species, 1813

Santos, Thiago Faria Dos, Brito, Antonio Luiz Vieira Toscano De & Smidt, Eric De Camargo, 2022, A new Octomeria (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) and nomenclatural notes for related Southern Brazilian species, Phytotaxa 572 (3), pp. 275-282 : 280

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.572.3.6

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7328403

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BA2AF159-B24C-0362-FF3C-95A6FA338AA4

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Octomeria imigiae and similar species
status

 

Identification key to Octomeria imigiae and similar species View in CoL from the Atlantic Rainforest.

1. Leaves flat when mature.....................................................................................................................................................................2

- Leaves cylindrical when mature.........................................................................................................................................................4

2. Leaves linear; flowers yellow; obovate lip.................................................................................................................... O. linearifolia View in CoL

- Leaves oblong to elliptical; flowers white or yellow with purple spot on lip; sub-rhombic lip.........................................................3

3. Sepals connate up to half of its length............................................................................................................................. O. rubrifolia View in CoL

- Sepals free ..................................................................................................................................................................... O. ochroleuca View in CoL

4. Lip margin fimbriated.........................................................................................................................................................................5

- Lip margin entire ................................................................................................................................................................................6

5. Lip margin slight fimbriated................................................................................................................................................... O. rohrii View in CoL

- Lip margin strongly fimbriated...................................................................................................................................... O. lichenicola View in CoL

6. Flowers with sepals and petals acuminate..........................................................................................................................................7

- Flowers with sepals and petals obtuse or slightly acute.....................................................................................................................9

7. Flowers yellow with red nerves and purple spots on lip; lip obovate, rarely oblong............................................. O. chamaeleptotes View in CoL

- Flowers white with purple stained lip; lip oblong, obovate or strongly ovate ...................................................................................8

8. Lip orbicular; lateral sepals base juxtaposed.................................................................................................................... O. cucullata View in CoL

- Lip orbicular or strongly ovate; lateral sepals base separated................................................................................. O. octomeriantha View in CoL

9. Plant 45–186 mm long; cespitose growth; lip median lobe oblong or obovate .................................................................. O. gracilis View in CoL

- Plant 25–62 mm long; reptant growth; lip median lobe sub-rhombic................................................................................. O. imigiae

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