Restrepiella

Snake's head restrepiella
	Snake's head restrepiella; (Restrepiella ophiocephala)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Restrepiella; Garay & Dunst.
Type species
	Restrepiella ophiocephala; (Lindl. (1838) Garay & Dunst. (1966)

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

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ McLeish, I., Pearce, N.R. & B.R. Adams. (1995) Native Orchids of Belize. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A.A. Balkema.
^ 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.

External links

Media related to Restrepiella at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Restrepiella at Wikispecies
Photos from Belize Botanical Gardens

[lupita-1] 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.

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