Biology:Restrepia echinata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Restrepia echinata
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Restrepia
Species:
R. echinata
Binomial name
Restrepia echinata
Luer & R.Escobar

Restrepia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is an epiphyte.[2]

Restrepia echinata is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Colombia and Peru.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was described by Carlyle A. Luer and Rodrigo Escobar in 1996.[2] The type specimens were collected by Luer, Escobar, and two colleagues, at an elevation of 1,730 metres (5,680 ft). The specimens were found in Sardinata, in Colombia's Norte de Santander Department.[3]

Conservation

Restrepia echinata is listed in Appendix II of CITES. There are no quotas or suspensions in place for the species.[1]

References

Data related to Restrepia echinata at Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q15447562 entry