Octomeria nana is an orchid species in the genus Octomeria found in Venezuela.Octomeria nana on asaweb.huh.harvard.edu 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, long, and surrounded by two tubular sheaths. The leaf is thickly leathery, narrowly ovate, long, and wide.
The inflorescences have one or two flowers, with stems around long. The sepals are yellow-brown, translucent, and ovate to narrowly ovate. The dorsal and lateral sepals are long, around wide, and have three veins. The petals are yellow-brown, ovate to narrowly ovate, long, wide, and have three veins. The lip is oblong or subquadrate, around long, and around wide. The column is semi-cylindrical, and around long.
Etymology The specific epithet nana is derived from the Latin , and refers to the species' small habit.
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