Restrepiella is a genus of orchid native to Mexico, Colombia, Florida and Central America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesMcLeish, I., Pearce, N.R. & B.R. Adams. (1995) Native Orchids of Belize. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A.A. Balkema.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Restrepiella is morphologically similar to Restrepia, but differs in lacking hairlike attachments on a mobile lip and having four pollinia instead of two.
Species As of June 2014, three species are recognized:
Restrepiella guatemalensis Archila - Guatemala Restrepiella lueri Pupulin & Bogarín - Costa Rica Restrepiella ophiocephala (Lindl.) Garay & Dunst. - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Florida
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