Restrepiella is a genus of orchid native to Mexico, Colombia, Florida and Central America.[1][2][3]
Restrepiella | |
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Snake's head restrepiella (Restrepiella ophiocephala) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
Genus: | Restrepiella Garay & Dunst. |
Type species | |
Restrepiella ophiocephala |
Restrepiella is morphologically similar to Restrepia, but differs in lacking hairlike attachments on a mobile lip and having four pollinia instead of two.
As of June 2014, three species are recognized:[1]