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Restrepia brachypus

Restrepia brachypus

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Restrepia
Species: Rstp. brachypus
Alliance:
Binomial name
Restrepia brachypus
Rchb. f. 1886


Restrepia brachypus is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Restrepia.

Description[]

Plants bloom from winter to spring with one to two 6 cm long flowers. Flowers are fragrant in the variety floribunda.

Distribution[]

Plants are found in the wet forest of Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia at elevations of 1180 to 3200 meters

Culture[]

Grow in cool to intermediate temperatures. Can be grown potted in sphagnum moss or mounted on wood. The medium it is grown in should be kept moist.

Naming[]

Common Name:The Short-Column Foot Restrepia

Synonyms[]

  1. Pleurothallis hawkesii Flickinger 1963
  2. Renanthera striata Rolfe 1892
  3. Restrepia antennifera Lindl. 1859
  4. Restrepia antennifera subsp. striata H. Mohr 1996
  5. Restrepia hawkesii Flickinger 1963
  6. Restrepia striata Rolfe 1891
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