distribution in New Guinea
Octarrhena platyrhachis P.Royen, habit, in situ, Daulo Pass, PNG, photo A. Schuiteman
Octarrhena platyrhachis P.Royen, drawing P. van Royen in Alp. Fl. New Guinea 2 (1979) 720, fig. 247
Octarrhena platyrhachis P.Royen, herbarium sheet, Pullen 370 (isotype specimen L)