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'''''Restrepia''''', abbreviated '''Rstp''' in horticultural trade, is a small [[genus]] of 49 [[orchid]]s in the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]), closely related to ''[[Pleurothallis]]''. Named in honor of Don [[Jose Restrepo]], it tends to be more showy than most other [[Pleurothallidinae|Pleurothallids]]. They are found primarily at higher altitudes in the cool, damp montane forests of the [[Andes]] and [[Venezuela]], with some into [[Central America]] up to southern [[Mexico]]. These tiny [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] and rarely [[lithophyte|lithophytic]] orchids lack [[pseudobulb]]s. The erect, thick, leathery leaf is elliptic-ovate in shape. The aerial [[root]]s seem like fine hairs. The flowers develop one at a time at the base of the leaf. They are borne on a slender peduncle, originating from the base of the back of the leaf. The long dorsal [[sepal]] is erect and ends in a somewhat thicker club-shaped tip. They have fused lateral sepals ([[synsepal]]s) which may be quite colorful : white, yellow, rose, purple, orange or tan with red, brown or purple overlaid frequently with contrasting reddish-purple spots or stripes. The long, lateral [[petal]]s equally end in a thickened club-shaped tip. The long [[labellum|lip]] is ovoid and widest its apex. It shows the same variations in color and markings. They are generally of tufted habit and white sheathed stems with fine papery [[bract]]s. Under the right conditions, they can be in flower all year long. They propagate by spreading and forming new plantlets, called keikis, from the base of mature leaves. Several species, such as ''[[Restrepia muscifera]]'', are very variable in size, shape and color. No two populations are the same. {{Inc| Restrepia (Joseph Emanuel Restrep, a student of natural history in the tropics). Orchidaceae. Very interesting little plants, allied to Masdevallia and not unlike that genus in habit and appearance. Stems tufted on creeping rhizomes, each bearing a single lf. and clothed below with scales; fl.-sts. appear from the axil of the lvs.: perennial, producing fls. for several years in succession: dorsal sepal free, ending in a filiform, clavate tail; lateral sepals united into a broad blade, bifid only at the apex; petals like the dorsal sepal, but smaller; labellum oblong or ovate, often with 2 small teeth near the base.—About 40 species, from Brazil to Mex., few of which are cult, for their curious fls. They are easily grown at a temperature suited for cool odontoglossums (40-55°). They thrive well planted in a mixture of peat and sphagnum in baskets, which are usually suspended near the glass. They have no definite resting period, but do not require so large a quantity of water in winter as during their most active growth. Pot moderately firm, and rest in a coolhouse. }} ==Cultivation==  ===Propagation===  ===Pests and diseases===  ==Species== The type species is ''Restrepia antennifera''. Three subgenera are recognized. [[Image:Restrepia elegans.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Elegant Restrepia<br />(''Restrepia elegans'')]] [[Image:Restrepia trichoglossa.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hairy Tongued Restrepia<br />(''Restrepia trichoglossa'')]] *''[[Restrepia aberrans]]'' (Panama). *''[[Restrepia antennifera]]'' : Antennae-carrying Restrepia (W. South America to NW. Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia aristulifera]]'' (Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia aspasicensium]]'' (Colombia to NW. Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia brachypus]]'' : Short-column Foot Restrepia (W. South America to Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia chameleon]]'' : Color-changing Restrepia (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia chocoensis]]'' : Chocó Restrepia (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia chrysoglossa]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia citrina]]'' : Lemon-yellow Restrepia (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia cloesii]]'' (Peru). *''[[Restrepia condorensis]]'' : Condor-like Restrepia (SE. Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia contorta]]'' : Twisted Restrepia (W. South America). *''[[Restrepia cuprea]]'' : Copper-colored Restrepia (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia cymbula]]'' (Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia dodsonii]]'' : Dodson's Restrepia (Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia echinata]]'' (E. Colombia to Peru). *''[[Restrepia echo]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia elegans]]'' : Elegant Restrepia (Colombia to NW. Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia ephippium]]'' (Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia escobariana]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia falkenbergii]]'' : Falkenberg's Restrepia (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia flosculata]]'' : ''Small-flowered Restrepia Colombia'' to NW. Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia guttulata]]'' : Small-spotted Restrepia (Venezuela to Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia iris]]'' : Rainbow Restrepia (SE. Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia jesupiana]]'' (Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia lansbergii]]'' (NW. Venezuela to NC. Peru). *''[[Restrepia limbata]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia mendozae]]'' (SE. Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia metae]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia mohrii]]'' : Mohr's Restrepia (Peru). *''[[Restrepia muscifera]]'' : Fly-carrying Restrepia (S. Mexico to Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia nittiorhyncha]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia pandurata]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia pelyx]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia piperitosa]]'' (Peru). *''[[Restrepia portillae]]'' (Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia purpurea]]'' : Purple Restrepia (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia radulifera]]'' (Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia renzii]]'' (Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia roseola]]'' : Rosy Restrepia (Venezuela). *''[[Restrepia sanguinea]]'' : Blood Red Restrepia (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia schizosepala]]'' (NE. Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia seketii]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia tabeae]]'' : Tabe's Restrepia (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia teaguei]]'' : Teague's Restrepia (Ecuador). *''[[Restrepia tentaculata]]'' - now synonym of ''Lindleyalis tentaculata'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Luer 2004 *''[[Restrepia trichoglossa]]'' : Hairy Tongued Restrepia (Mexico - Chiapas to Ecuador) *''[[Restrepia tsubotae]]'' (Colombia). *''[[Restrepia vasquezii]]'' : Vasquez' Restrepia (Bolivia). *''[[Restrepia wageneri]]'' (NW. Venezuela). ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Restrepia antennifera Orchi 02.jpg|''[[Restrepia antennifera]]'' Image:Restrepia aristulifera Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia aristulifera'' Image:Restrepia aspasicensium Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia aspasicensium'' Image:Restrepia brachypus Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia brachypus'' Image:Restrepia contorta Orchi 02.jpg|''Restrepia contorta'' Image:Restrepia cuprea Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia cuprea'' Image:Restrepia dodsonii Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia dodsonii'' Image:Restrepia elegans.jpg|''Restrepia elegans'' Image:Restrepia falkenbergii Orchi 01.jpg|''[[Restrepia falkenbergii]]'' Image:Restrepia flosculata Orchi 02.jpg|''Restrepia flosculata'' Image:Restrepia guttulata Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia guttulata'' Image:Restrepia iris Orchi 01.jpg|''[Restrepia iris'' Image:Restrepia lansbergii Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia lansbergii'' Image:Restrepia muscifera Orchi 01.jpg|''[[Restrepia muscifera]]'' Image:Restrepia nittiorhyncha Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia nittiorhyncha'' Image:Restrepia pandurata Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia pandurata'' Image:Restrepia roseola Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia roseola'' Image:Restrepia sanguinea Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia sanguinea'' Image:Restrepia teaguei Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia teaguei'' Image:Restrepia trichoglossa.jpg|''Restrepia trichoglossa'' Image:Restrepia wageneri Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia wageneri'' </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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