Restrepia vasquezii is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte with a yellow synsepal, and is native to Bolivia. The species was described in 1996, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Taxonomy The species was described by Carlyle A. Luer in 1996.
Distribution Restrepia vasquezii is native to the wet tropical biome of La Paz, Bolivia.
Description Restrepia vasquezii is an epiphyte. The stem is up to long. The flowers are around long. The synsepal is yellow, and evenly covered with purple spots.
Restrepia vasquezii is similar to Restrepia royi, though the former is larger.
Conservation Restrepia vasquezii is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.
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