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Restrepia muscifera is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Restrepia.
Description[]
Plant blooms from summer to winter with several successively opening 2.3 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in the montane rain forst of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia Ecuador at elevations of 300 to 2500
Culture[]
Keep plant in moderate light to partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.
Varieties[]
Image | Name | Description |
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Restrepia muscifera | Flower is yellow |
Naming[]
Common Names:The Fly-Carrying Restrepia
Synonyms[]
- Pleurothallis dayana [Rchb.f] Lo Williams 1940
- *Pleurothallis muscifera Lindl. 1842
- Restrepia dayana Rchb.f 1875
- Restrepia lansbergii Rchb.f 1861
- Restrepia muscifera subsp. shuttleworthii (Rolfe) H. Mohr
- Restrepia powellii Schlechter 1922
- Restrepia shuttleworthii Rolfe 1892
- Restrepia tonduzii Schlechter 1922