Octomeria nana
| Octomeria nana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Octomeria |
| Species: | O. nana |
| Binomial name | |
| Octomeria nana C.Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 19: 211, 1961 | |
Octomeria nana is an orchid species in the genus Octomeria found in Venezuela.[1] It is an epiphyte with yellow-brown flowers. The species is named for its small size.
Description
Octomeria nana is a small epiphyte. The stem is slender, 8–25 millimetres (0.31–0.98 in) long, and surrounded by two tubular sheaths. The leaf is thickly leathery, narrowly ovate, 12–40 millimetres (0.47–1.57 in) long, and 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) wide.[2]
The inflorescences have one or two flowers, with stems around 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long. The sepals are yellow-brown, translucent, and ovate to narrowly ovate. The dorsal and lateral sepals are 4–6.5 millimetres (0.16–0.26 in) long, around 2 millimetres (0.079 in) wide, and have three veins. The petals are yellow-brown, ovate to narrowly ovate, 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in) long, 1.5–1.75 millimetres (0.059–0.069 in) wide, and have three veins. The lip is oblong or subquadrate, around 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) long, and around 2 millimetres (0.079 in) wide. The column is semi-cylindrical, and around 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in) long.[2]
Etymology
The specific epithet nana is derived from the Latin nanus, and refers to the species' small habit.[2]
References
- ↑ Octomeria nana on asaweb.huh.harvard.edu
- 1 2 3 Luer, Carlyle A. (2010). "Systematics of Octomeria". Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. 120. Missouri Botanical Garden: 101–102.