Snake's head restrepiella | |
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Snake's head restrepiella (Restrepiella ophiocephala) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
Genus: |
Restrepiella Garay & Dunst. |
Type species | |
Restrepiella ophiocephala (Lindl. (1838) Garay & Dunst. (1966) |
Restrepiella is a genus of orchid native to Mexico, Colombia, Florida and Central America.
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: