Barkeria

Taxobox
name = "Barkeria"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Barkeria skinneri"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Orchidales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Epidendroideae
tribus = Epidendreae
subtribus = Laeliinae
alliance = Barkeria
genus = "Barkeria"
genus_authority = Knowles & Westc.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Barkeria", abbreviated Bark in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids originating from Mexico, comprising about 15 species. This genus was once considered part of "Epidendrum".

These are deciduous orchids, which drop their leaves in early winter. They are found in dry scrub areas of Mesoamerica at intermediate elevations.

pecies

*"Barkeria barkeriola" Rchb. f. (Mexico)
*"Barkeria dorotheae" Halb.
*"Barkeria fritz-halbingeriana" Soto Arenas
*"Barkeria lindleyana" Bateman ex Lindl. (Mexico, Costa Rica)
**"Barkeria lindleyana" var. "lindleyana" Rchb. f.
**"Barkeria lindleyana" subsp. "vanneriana" (Rchb. f.) Thien
*"Barkeria melanocaulon" A. Rich. & Galeotti (Mexico)
*"Barkeria naevosa" (Lindl.) Schltr. (Mexico)
*"Barkeria obovata" (C. Presl) Christenson (Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)
*"Barkeria palmeri" (Rolfe) Schltr. (Mexico)
*"Barkeria scandens" (La Llave & Lex.) Dressler & Halb. (USA, Mexico)
*"Barkeria schoemakeri" Halb.
*"Barkeria skinneri" (Bateman ex Lindl.) A. Rich. & Galeotti (Guatemala, Mexico)
*"Barkeria spectabilis" Bateman ex Lindl. (El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras)
*"Barkeria strophinx" (Rchb. f.) Halb.
*"Barkeria uniflora" (La Llave & Lex.) Dressler & Halb.
*"Barkeria whartoniana" (C. Schweinf.) Soto Arenas

References

* [http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html Missouri Botanical Garden w³ TROPICOS]
* [http://www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots/ The World Checklist of Monocotyledons]