Restrepia antennifera

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Restrepia antennifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Restrepia antennifera, HBK. Sts. slender, clustered, 4-6 in. high, clothed with imbricated scales, and bearing one (rarely more) ovate-cordate pctioled lf.: peduncle from the axil of the lf., slender, 1-fld.: dorsal sepal 1 1/2 in. long, lanceolate, tapering into a slender clavate tail, yellow, with purple lines and a purple tip; lateral sepals united into an oblong blade 2-lobed at the tip, yellow, marked with red-purple dots; petals small, antenna- like, purple at the tip. Nov.-Feb. Colombia, Venezuela. B.M. 6288; 7930. I.H. 16:601. A.F. 6:631. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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