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Restrepia schizosepala is a small epiphytic orchid from northeastern Ecuador, grown for its single, deeply split flower. Restrepias are cool, humid cloud-forest orchids, and they need steady moisture and good air movement around the roots.
Restrepia schizosepala is a species of orchid endemic to northeastern Ecuador. It is characterized by cespitose growth, a ramicaul of 8–11 cm in length covered by 8–9 distichous sheaths, and an ovate leaf 4–5 cm long, 2.5–3 cm wide. It produces a single flower that can be distinguished from other members of Restrepia by its synsepal, which is always deeply split.
Restrepia aberrans · Antennae-carrying Restrepia · Restrepia archilarum · Restrepia aristulifera · Restrepia aspasicensis · Short-column foot Restrepia · Restrepia chameleon · Restrepia chocoensis · Restrepia chrysoglossa · Restrepia citrina · Restrepia cloesii · Restrepia cobanensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Restrepia schizosepala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
