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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 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 deciduous orchids, which drop their leaves in early winter. They are found in dry scrub areas of Mesoamerica at intermediate elevations.
Species Following species are accepted as of May 2014:
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
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