Restrepia chocoensis

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Chocó restrepia

| genus = Restrepia

| species = chocoensis

| authority = Garay

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Restrepia chocoensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:218698-2 |title= Restrepia chocoensis Garay |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=April 6, 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4RTQD |title= Restrepia chocoensis Garay |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=April 6, 2024}} It is named for the Department of Chocó, Colombia, where it was discovered.{{Cite journal |last=Freudenstein |first=John V. |last2=Chase |first2=Mark W. |date=2001 |title=Analysis of Mitochondrial nad1b-c Intron Sequences in Orchidaceae: Utility and Coding of Length-Change Characters |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3093986 |journal=Systematic Botany |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=643–657 |issn=0363-6445}}{{Cite journal |last=Orejuela |first=Jorge |date=2005 |title=An Integrated Approach to Orchid Conservation in Colombia: What Do Orchids, Hummingbirds, Bears, Potable Water, and Indigenous Land Rights Have in Common? |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41760171 |journal=Selbyana |volume=26 |issue=1/2 |pages=32–45 |issn=0361-185X}}

This rare epiphytic species has only been found on two occasions in the cool, damp montane forests of the Western Cordillera of Colombia at altitudes between 1,800 m to 2,000 m.

This tiny orchid lacks pseudobulbs. The erect, thick, leathery leaf is elliptic-ovate in shape. The aerial roots seem like fine hairs.

The flowers develop one at a time at the base of the leaf. They are borne on a slender peduncle, originating from the base of the back of the leaf. The long dorsal sepal is erect and ends in a somewhat thicker club-shaped tip. They have fused lateral sepals (synsepals), which splits at its end. They are quite colorful : tan overlaid with contrasting reddish-purple spots. The long, lateral petals equally end in a thickened club-shaped tip. The shorter lip is ovoid. It shows the same variations in color and markings.