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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]].
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Several species, such as ''[[Restrepia muscifera]]'', are very variable in size, shape and color. No two populations are the same.
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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.
 
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.
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==Cultivation==
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| name = ''Restrepia''
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| image = Restrepia antennifera Orchi 02.jpg
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| image_caption = Antennae-carrying Restrepia<br />(''Restrepia antennifera'')
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
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| tribus = [[Epidendreae]]
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| subtribus = [[Pleurothallidinae]]
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| genus = '''''Restrepia'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Carl Sigismund Kunth|Kunth]]
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'''''Restrepia''''' 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]].
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===Propagation===
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==Description==
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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.
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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.
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==Species==
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The type species is ''Restrepia antennifera''.
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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.
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Several species, such as ''[[Restrepia muscifera]]'', are very variable in size, shape and color. No two populations are the same.
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== Species ==
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The representative species is ''Restrepia antennifera''.
      
Three subgenera are recognized.  
 
Three subgenera are recognized.  
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*''[[Restrepia wageneri]]'' (NW. Venezuela).
 
*''[[Restrepia wageneri]]'' (NW. Venezuela).
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== Gallery ==
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==Gallery==
 
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Image:Restrepia antennifera Orchi 02.jpg|''[[Restrepia antennifera]]''
 
Image:Restrepia antennifera Orchi 02.jpg|''[[Restrepia antennifera]]''
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Image:Restrepia aspasicensium Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia aspasicensium''
 
Image:Restrepia aspasicensium Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia aspasicensium''
 
Image:Restrepia brachypus Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia brachypus''
 
Image:Restrepia brachypus Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia brachypus''
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Image:Restrepia citrina.jpg|''[[Restrepia citrina]]''
   
Image:Restrepia contorta Orchi 02.jpg|''Restrepia contorta''
 
Image:Restrepia contorta Orchi 02.jpg|''Restrepia contorta''
 
Image:Restrepia cuprea Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia cuprea''
 
Image:Restrepia cuprea Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia cuprea''
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Image:Restrepia wageneri Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia wageneri''
 
Image:Restrepia wageneri Orchi 01.jpg|''Restrepia wageneri''
 
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== Reference ==
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*Luer, C.A. (1996). Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIII - Systematics of Restrepia. Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri; 168 p, 16 color plates, 63 line drawings; ISBN 0-915279-39-8
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== External link ==
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==References==
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{{commons|Restrepia|Restrepia}}
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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*[http://home.tiscali.be/patcloes1/restrepia.htm?restrepia.htm= Photos of Restrepia orchids]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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