Barkeria
| Barkeria | |
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| Barkeria skinneri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Barkeria Westc.
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| Type species | |
| Barkeria elegans Westc. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dothilophis Raf. | |
Barkeria, abbreviated Bark in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of about 17 currently recognized (May 2014) species native to Mexico and Central America.[1] This genus was once considered part of Epidendrum. Type species is Barkeria elegans; this is now considered a synonym of B. uniflora yet retains its status as type per ICN.
These are
scrub areas of Mesoamerica
at intermediate elevations.
Species
Following species are accepted as of May 2014:[1]
- Barkeria archilarum Chiron - Guatemala
- Barkeria barkeriola Rchb. f. - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco
- Barkeria delpinalii Archila & Chiron - Guatemala
- Barkeria dorotheae Halb - Colima, Jalisco
- Barkeria fritz-halbingeriana Soto Arenas - Oaxaca
- Barkeria lindleyana Bateman ex Lindl.
- Barkeria lindleyana var. lindleyana - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
- Barkeria lindleyana subsp. vanneriana (Rchb. f.) Thien - Puebla, Guerrero, Oaxaca
- Barkeria melanocaulon A. Rich. & Galeotti - Oaxaca
- Barkeria naevosa (Lindl.) Schltr. - Oaxaca, Guerrero
- Barkeria obovata (C. Presl) Christenson - from central Mexico to Panama
- Barkeria palmeri (Rolfe) Schltr. - Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa
- Barkeria scandens (La Llave & Lex.) Dressler & Halb. - central Mexico
- Barkeria schoemakeri Halb. - Sinaloa, Michoacan, Oaxaca
- Barkeria skinneri (Bateman ex Lindl.) A. Rich. & Galeotti - Guatemala, Chiapas
- Barkeria spectabilis Bateman ex Lindl. - El Salvador, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
- Barkeria strophinx (Rchb. f.) Halb. - Michoacán
- Barkeria uniflora (La Llave & Lex.) Dressler & Halb. - central Mexico
- Barkeria whartoniana (C. Schweinf.) Soto Arenas - Oaxaca
References
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