Barkeria
Encyclopedia
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.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of orchids originating from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, comprising about 15 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
. This genus was once considered part of Epidendrum
Epidendrum
Epidendrum , abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,100 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name refers to its epiphytic growth habit...
.
These are deciduous
Deciduous
Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...
orchids, which drop their leaves in early winter. They are found in dry scrub areas of Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a region and culture area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, within which a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and...
at intermediate elevations.
Species
- Barkeria barkeriola Rchb. f. (Mexico)
- Barkeria dorotheae Halb.
- Barkeria fritz-halbingeriana Soto Arenas
- Barkeria lindleyanaBarkeria lindleyanaBarkeria lindleyana is a species of orchid....
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 skinneriBarkeria skinneriBarkeria skinneri is a species of orchid....
(Bateman ex Lindl.) A. Rich. & Galeotti (Guatemala, Mexico) - Barkeria spectabilisBarkeria spectabilisBarkeria spectabilis is a species of orchid....
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