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Restrepia brachypus, short-column foot restrepia
Restrepia striata
Restrepia striata is a miniature, cool-to-warm growing epiphytic orchid originating from the Andean regions of South America. It is native to a wide range spanning from Venezuela till Peru, including Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia. Habitat: Wet, high-altitude montane forests, often found growing on trees near rivers and streams. Altitude: Found at elevations ranging from 1,180 to 3,200 meters. Synonymy: Restrepia striata is often considered a synonym of Restrepia brachypus. Characteristics: It is a compact, mat-forming plant known for its yellow flowers with red-orange stripes. Note: While some sources describe it as cool-growing, others suggest it can tolerate intermediate to warm conditions, particularly in cultivation.
Growing profile
At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Typical size
- small 8–15cm
- Humidity
- 70–90%
Native context
Distribution and habitat
- Countries
- Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
- Elevation
- Montane (1,000–2,000 m), Subalpine (2,000–3,000 m)
- Flowering
- Unknown
Derived growing context
Climate range
- Temperature profile
- Cool → Intermediate
- Mean temperature
- 11–17 °C
- Day temperature
- 14–21 °C
- Night temperature
- 7–14 °C
- Summer mean
- 16 °C
- Winter mean
- 13 °C
- Temperature span
- 14 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Adaptability
- Specialist
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- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Venezuela
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Habitat-specific growing context
Cloud forest
Montane + saturated air; frequent fog/condensation
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Very humid
- Elevation
- Montane, Subalpine
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 11–17 °C
- Day temperature
- 14–20 °C
- Night temperature
- 8–14 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Wet forest
Very humid forest; frequent wetness
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Humid
- Elevation
- Montane, Subalpine
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 11–17 °C
- Day temperature
- 14–21 °C
- Night temperature
- 7–14 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Seasonal context
- Very small annual temperature swing; fairly consistent through the year
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