Restrepiella ovatipetala (Chiron & Xim.Bols.) Rojas-Alv. & Karremans

Restrepiella ovatipetala (Chiron & Xim.Bols.) Rojas-Alv. & Karremans, Phytotaxa 406(5): 264 (2019).

Restrepiella ovatipetala (Chiron & Xim.Bols.) Rojas-Alv. & Karremans, Photo by Federico Carotti

 its native range is Brazil (Espírito Santo).

Latinh Name: 

Restrepiella ovatipetala (Chiron & Xim.Bols.) Rojas-Alv. & Karremans

Synonym:

Myoxanthus ovatipetalus Chiron & Xim.Bols.

Pabstiella velteniana V.P.Castro

English Name:

The Ovate Petal Myoxanthus

Description: 

With an erect, slender ramicaul enveloped by 2 to 3, amplexicaul sheaths and carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, lanceolate, apically round and slightly retuse, gradually narrowing below into the pseudo-petiolate base leaf that blooms in the later spring, 2 to 22 mm long, to 2, single flowered inflorescence arising through a spathe at the apex of the ramicaul and with an amplexicaul floral bract.

Distribution:

Brazil Southeast.

Ecological:

At elevations of 600 to 800 m as a medium to large sized, warm growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in later spring.

Flower size:

1.5 cm.

Cultivation:

Plant grows in warm temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter withold watering until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark. Plants can also be mounted.

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