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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[]
- Pleurothallis hawkesii Flickinger 1963
- Renanthera striata Rolfe 1892
- Restrepia antennifera Lindl. 1859
- Restrepia antennifera subsp. striata H. Mohr 1996
- Restrepia hawkesii Flickinger 1963
- Restrepia striata Rolfe 1891