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Restrepia-wageneri-2023-11-12 *SITF confirms that this plant is Restrepia wageneri (Dec 2023).

This plant matches Baker and Baker's description in the OW and Luer's description in the Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIII: Systematics of Restrepia. R. wageneri is allied to R. elegans and R. lansbergii, but differs in the thinly striped synsepal. It is similar to the striped form of R. trichoglossa, but the very narrow, usually fringed lip distinguishes it. The small lip on this flower is oblong and narrows in the middle; the margins appear scabrous when photos of the lip are enlarged; overall, this plant in form and color matches R. wageneri better than R. trichoglossa. Photo in orchidroots.com also closely matches this plant.

Posted on Nov 12, 2023

Acquired from Vendor: Hanging Gardens, Pacifica CA

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Restrepia echo 2023-10-27 *SITF confirms this plant is Restrepia echo (Oct 2023).

This plant matches the description in Luer's Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIII. The inflated sheaths of the ramicauls are densely spotted, the flowers are borne on the back of the leaf, and the more-or-less featureless lip is proportionately short, less than half the length of the synsepal. There are closely matching photos of this species in this Icones, the OW and eight very good photos of this species in the orchidroots.com.

Posted on Oct 27, 2023

John Lees was the vendor, plant is believed to originate in Columbia. Six flowers and three buds on nine single inflorescences to 1.8cm, on a 18cm tall and 17cm wide plant, grown on a 3cm wide by 3cm ...

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