Octarrhena pusilla

Wispy grub orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Octarrhena
Species:
O. pusilla
Binomial name
Octarrhena pusilla
Synonyms[1]
  • Oberonia pusilla F.M.Bailey
  • Octarrhena pusilla (F.M.Bailey) Dockrill isonym
  • Phreatia baileyana Schltr.
  • Phreatia pusilla (F.M.Bailey) Rolfe nom. illeg.

Octarrhena pusilla, commonly known as the wispy grub orchid,[2] is an epiphytic or lithophytic plant in the orchid family. It has thin roots, usually only a single stem, between three and six fleshy, cylindrical leaves and up to twenty small, white to cream-coloured flowers. This orchid is endemic to tropical North Queensland, Australia.

  1. ^ a b "Octarrhena pusilla". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 471–472. ISBN 1877069124.