Octomeria werneri is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is a small, epiphytic orchid with elliptical leaves, self-pollinating flowers, and light-rose coloured sepals.
The species is native to Ecuador. It was described in 2011, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy The species was named by Carlyle A. Luer and Lisa Terri Thoerle in 2011. The type material was collected from Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador, in 2008, at an elevation of . The species is known only from the original collection.
Distribution Octomeria werneri is native to the wet tropical biome of Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador.
Description Octomeria werneri is a small epiphytic orchid, with coarse roots. The stem is stout, tall, and surrounded by three to four loose sheaths. The sheathes eventually disintegrate. The leaves are elliptical, leathery, around long, and around wide.
The flowers are single, self-pollinating, and grow on stems. The sepals are light rose in colour. The dorsal sepal is around long, and wide. The lateral sepals are around long, and wide.
The petals are membranous and ovate. They are long, and wide. The lip is long, wide, and has three lobes.
The ovary is long. The column is semicircular in cross-section, and long.
Conservation Octomeria werneri is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.
Etymology Octomeria werneri is named after Florian Werner, who collected the species.
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