Restrepiella ophiocephala  (Lindley) Garay & Dunst.

From the Greek ophiocephalus, "snake- headed", in allusion to the appearance of the flower.

Plant ID:  01577(upper row),00247/00246/00245(lower row)

Clonal Name: 'Free Spirit' (on 01577)

Award:  CCM/AOS (on 01577) given to Jan Szyren of Michigan State University.

Additional Information:  Found relatively frequently but locally in lowland humid forests of Central America from Mexico into Costa Rica at 1,970 feet (600 m) to 3,600 feet (1,100 m). 

These flowers smell very musky when in bloom.

Synonyms:

Pleurothallis ophiocephala  Lindley

Pleurothallis peduncularis  Hook

Pleurothallis puberula  Kl.

Restrepia ophiocephala  (Lindley) Rchb.f.

Pleurothallis stigmatoglossa  Rchb.f. ex Lindley

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