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Restrepia antennifera
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Antennae-carrying ''Restrepia''
| image = Restrepia antennifera Orchi 02.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum =
Plantae
| divisio =
Flowering plant Magnoliophyta
| classis =
Monocotyledon Liliopsida
| ordo =
Asparagales
| familia =
Orchidaceae
| subfamilia =
Epidendroideae
| tribus = Epidendreae
| subtribus = Pleurothallidinae
| genus = ''
Restrepia''
| species = '''''R. antennifera'''''
| binomial = ''Restrepia antennifera''
| binomial_authority =
Carl Sigismund Kunth Kunth, 1816
}}
'''''Restrepia antennifera''''' is an
epiphyte epiphytic, miniature
orchid found at higher altitudes in cool, moist montane forests in
Venezuela,
Colombia and
Ecuador.
These tiny orchids lack
pseudobulbs. The erect, thick, leathery
leaf is elleptic-ovate in shape. The aerial
roots seem like fine hairs.
The attractive
flowers are 5–6 cm long. They develop one at a time at the base of the leaf. They are borne on a slender
peduncle, originating from the base of the back of the leaf. The long dorsal
sepal is erect, triangular at the base and ends in a somewhat thicker club-shaped tip (= clavate). They have fused lateral sepals (synsepals) which may be quite colorful : yellow, orange or tan with contrasting maroon lengthwise stripes. The long, slender, lateral
petals equally end in a thickened club-shaped tip. The long
labellum lip is ovoid and widest its apex. It shows a reddish lengthwise stripe. In rare cases, the synsepals may split, resulting in two separate sepals. The column has four
pollinium pollinia.
''Restrepia antennifera'' is well-known to orchid growers, although many other ''Restrepia''s are misidentified as "antennifera". The flower blooms for 1 to 2 weeks. They flower again and again in sequential order from the same growth.
Category:Orchid species
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