Octomeria oncidioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Bolivia and Ecuador. The species was described in 2003, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy The species was described by Carlyle A. Luer in 2003. The type specimen was collected near Tipuani, Bolivia, at an elevation of . The type locality is in premontane forest in north-west Bolivia.
Distribution Octomeria oncidioides is native to the wet tropical biome of Bolivia. In April 2026, it was reported in south-eastern Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province and Zamora-Chinchipe Province). The species is also likely to occur in the Peruvian Andes.
Description Octomeria oncidioides is an epiphyte. It has been observed growing on Alchornea grandis and Ficus.
Conservation Octomeria oncidioides is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.
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