Restrepia fistulosa

Restrepia fistulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Restrepia
Species:
R. fistulosa
Binomial name
Restrepia fistulosa
Vierling

Restrepia fistulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte that is likely to be native to South America. The species was described in 2022.

Taxonomy

The species was described by Gerhard Vierling in 2022. The holotype is of unknown origin. It was collected by Vierling in 2018, and flowered in cultivation.

Distribution

Restrepia fistulosa is likely to be native to the wet tropical biome of western South America.

Description

The lip is slender, and shaped like an elongated fiddle. The synsepal is rolled down at the sides, creating a tube.

Restrepia fistulosa is similar to Restrepia ephippium, though the species differ in the details of the flowers.

References

  1. 1 2 "Restrepia fistulosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  2. 1 2 "Restrepia fistulosa Vierling". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  3. 1 2 3 Vierling, Gerhard (2022). "Restrepia fistulosa, Restrepia tenebricosa und Scaphosepalum duplex" (PDF). Orchideen (in German) (4): 151. Retrieved 21 June 2026.