Restrepiella ophiocephala

Restrepiella ophiocephala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Restrepiella
Species: Restrepiella ophiocephala

Name

Restrepiella ophiocephala (Lindl.) Garay & Dunst., Venez. Orchids Ill. 4: 266 (1966)

• Type species:

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pleurothallis ophiocephala Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 34 (1838)
• Homotypic
  • Restrepia ophiocephala (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 88 (1854)
• Heterotypic
  • Pleurothallis peduncularis Hook., J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 308 (1841)
  • Pleurothallis puberula Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 22: 393 (1854)
  • Pleurothallis stigmatoglossa Rchb.f. ex Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 9: 18 (1859)
  • Restrepiella ophiocephala f. clausa I.Bock, Orchidee (Hamburg), Suppl. 3: 6 (1996)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras. Regional: Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Garay, L.A. & Dunsterville, G.C.K. 1966. Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated 4: 266.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 395 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Restrepiella ophiocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Restrepiella ophiocephala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Mar. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Restrepiella ophiocephala. Published online. Accessed: 12. Mar. 2013.
• The Plant List 2013. Restrepiella ophiocephala in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Oct. 14.

Vernacular names

English: Snake's head restrepiella
español: Restrepiella Cabeza de Serpiente

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