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{{Taxobox+| color = lightgreen+| name = ''Restrepia''
−| image = Restrepia antennifera Orchi 02.jpg
−| image_width = 250px
−| image_caption = Antennae-carrying Restrepia<br />(''Restrepia antennifera'')
−| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
−| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
−| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
−| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
−| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
−| tribus = [[Epidendreae]]
−| subtribus = [[Pleurothallidinae]]
−| genus = '''''Restrepia'''''
−| genus_authority = [[Carl Sigismund Kunth|Kunth]]
−| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
−| subdivision =
−<center>See text</center>
−}}
−'''''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]].+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.
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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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−Image:Restrepia citrina.jpg|''[[Restrepia citrina]]''
== Reference ==
−*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
−{{commons|Restrepia|Restrepia}}+
+[[Category:Orchid genera]]+
{{SPlantbox
{{SPlantbox
+|familia=Orchidaceae
+|genus=Restrepia
+|habit=orchid
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
−|image=Upload.png
+|image=Restrepia antennifera Orchi 02.jpg
−|image_width=240
+|image_width=180
+|image_caption=Restrepia antennifera
}}
}}
+'''''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|
{{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.
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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−===Propagation===
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−==Description==
+===Pests and diseases===
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−==Species==
−The type species is ''Restrepia antennifera''.
−== Species ==
−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).
−== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
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''
−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''
</gallery>
</gallery>
−== External link ==
+==References==
−*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
−*[http://home.tiscali.be/patcloes1/restrepia.htm?restrepia.htm= Photos of Restrepia orchids]
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
+==External links==
+*{{wplink}}
−{{stub}}
+__NOTOC__
