Restrepiella Explained

Restrepiella is a genus of orchid native to Mexico, Colombia, Florida and Central America.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Restrepiella is morphologically similar to Restrepia, but differs in lacking hairlike attachments on a mobile lip and having four pollinia instead of two.

Species

As of June 2014, three species are recognized:^[1]

• Restrepiella guatemalensis Archila - Guatemala
• Restrepiella lueri Pupulin & Bogarín - Costa Rica
• Restrepiella ophiocephala (Lindl.) Garay & Dunst. - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Florida

External links

• • • Photos from Belize Botanical Gardens

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=177506 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. McLeish, I., Pearce, N.R. & B.R. Adams. (1995) Native Orchids of Belize. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A.A. Balkema.
3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.