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Pleurothallis restrepioides is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Pleurothallis.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the winter with many 3.7 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the wet montane forest of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 800 to 2900 meters
Culture[]
Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.
Naming[]
Common Names: The Restrepia-Like Pleurothallis
Synonyms[]
- Elongatia restrepioides (Lindl.) Luer 2004
- Humboldtia fritillaria (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891
- Humboltia fritillaria (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
- Humboltia restrepiodes (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
- Pleurothallis atroviolacea F. Lehm. & Kraenzl 1899
- Pleurothallis fritillaria Rchb. f. 1855
- Stelis restrepioides (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001