Product information "Restrepia ephippium"
Name: | Restrepia ephippium, Luer & Hirtz 1994 |
Synonyms: | not known |
Etymology: | ephippium = saddle-shaped (refers to the synsepals shape) |
Propagation: | divisions |
Origin: | Ekuador |
Habitat: | Epiphyte, in the northwest of Ecuador in humid forests at altitudes of 1200 to 1800 metres. |
Notes: | Restrepia ephippium can flower several times per shoot in succession, even old shoots can occasionally flower again the following year, if mounted the plants will form beautifully flowering globes. |