| Classification | Orchidaceae |
| Classification 1 | Orchidaceae: Octomeria |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00287431 |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Collector | J. A. Steyermark |
| Collector number | 75761 |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Bolívar |
| Geography | South America: South America (Region) (Region): Venezuela: Bolívar |
| Locality | Elfin forest formation on plateau of southeast-facing upper shoulder of Apácara-tepuí |
| Date Collected | 1953-06-19 |
| Elevation | 2000 m |
| Habitat | Elfin forest |
| Container | Chicago Natural History Museum Expedition to Venezuela, Chimantá Massif, Estado Bolivar |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d777179f-bb1e-47ff-b19d-204b6b5ce5c1 |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00287431 |
| Herbarium | AMES |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Determination | Octomeria R. Brown |
| Determined by | Schweinfurth, Charles |
| Date Determined | 1958-02-** |
| Annotation Text | Fls. poor |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Determination | Octomeria marsupiales Luer |
| Determined by | Luer, Carlyle August |
| Date Determined | 2009-07-** |
| Annotation Text | Holotype; (MO) |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Holotype of | Octomeria marsupiales Luer |
| Verified by | Romero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina |
| Date Determined | 2010-11-29 |
| Determination Remarks | [is filed under name] [is Current name] |
| Taxon Reference | (for Octomeria marsupiales Luer) Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 2010. 120: 98. |
| Accession Number | AMES 090282 |
| Phenology | Flower |
| Preparation Type | Sheet |
| Preparation Method | Pressed |
