Restrepiella ophiocephala

Object Details

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Accession Number: 2009-1499A

Description: This is the type species of the genus.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere): October to May; peaks from December to March
Pollination Syndrome: Likely fly
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

Range: S Florida, S Mexico to Colombia
Habitat: damp, lower montane forests near water; 130-5250ft (40-1600m)

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Inflorescence is .3" long with 1-4 maroon-red flowers. Flowers are .75" (2 cm) across.
Plant Size: 7-12" x 1-1.5" (18-30 x 2.5-3.8 cm)

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Common Name: Snake's Head Restrepiella
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Restrepiella
Species: ophiocephala

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID

Record ID: ofeo-sg_2009-1499A

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