''Barbosella'' is a

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of mostly creeping

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s. The genus has about 20

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, widespread across the

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and

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from

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and the

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Barbosella''
/ref> Named after

João Barbosa Rodrigues João Barbosa Rodrigues (June 22, 1842 – March 6, 1909) was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists, known especially for his work on orchids and palms. For nearly two decades he was director of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Somet ...

, an investigator of

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ian orchids. They have solitary flowers with a unique lip base that works like a ball and socket.

Taxonomy

''Barbosella miersii'' is thought to differ from the other species of ''Barbosella'' in terms of its lip. The

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genus ''

Barbrodria ''Barbosella miersii'' is a species of orchid endemic to Brazil. It is known from the States of São Paulo, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the Sout ...

'' was created to accommodate this species, However, it the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP), this

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is currently not recognized.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonymy, ''Barbosella miersii''
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List of species

#'' Barbosella australis'' (Cogn.) Schltr., Brazil. #'' Barbosella circinata'' Luer, Panama. #'' Barbosella cogniauxiana'' (Speg. & Kraenzl.) Schltr., Brazil and Argentina. #'' Barbosella crassifolia'' (Edwall) Schltr., Brazil. #''

Barbosella cucullata ''Barbosella'' is a genus of mostly creeping orchids. The genus has about 20 species, widespread across the West Indies and Latin America from Mexico and the Lesser Antilles to Argentina. Named after João Barbosa Rodrigues, an investigator of B ...

'' (Lindley) Schltr., Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. #'' Barbosella dolichorhiza'' Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. #'' Barbosella dusenii'' (Samp.) Schltr., Brazil. #'' Barbosella gardneri'' (Lindl.) Schltr., Brazil. #'' Barbosella geminata'' Luer, Costa Rica. #'' Barbosella macaheensis'' (Cogn.) Luer, Brazil. #'' Barbosella miersii'' (Lindl.) Schltr. - Brazil #'' Barbosella orbicularis'' Luer, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador. #'' Barbosella portillae'' Luer, Ecuador. #'' Barbosella prorepens'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr., México (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. #'' Barbosella ricii'' Luer & R.Vásquez, Bolivia. #'' Barbosella schista'' Luer & R.Escobar, Colombia and Venezuela. #''

Barbosella spiritu-sanctensis ''Barbosella'' is a genus of mostly creeping orchids. The genus has about 20 species, widespread across the West Indies and Latin America from Mexico and the Lesser Antilles to Argentina. Named after João Barbosa Rodrigues, an investigator of B ...

'' (Pabst) F.Barros & Toscano, Brazil. #''

Barbosella trilobata ''Barbosella'' is a genus of mostly creeping orchids. The genus has about 20 species, widespread across the West Indies and Latin America from Mexico and the Lesser Antilles to Argentina. Named after João Barbosa Rodrigues, an investigator of B ...

'' Pabst, Brazil. #'' Barbosella vasquezii'' Luer, Bolivia.

Synonyms

# ''Barbosella anaristella'' (Kraenzl.) Garay see ''Barbosella dolichorhiza'' Schltr. # ''Barbosella australis'' var. ''genuina'' Hoehne see ''Barbosella australis'' (Cogn.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella australis'' var. ''latipetala ''Hoehne see ''Barbosella australis'' (Cogn.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella australis'' var. ''loefgrenii'' (Cogn.) Hoehne see ''Barbosella australis'' (Cogn.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella bradeorum'' Schltr. see ''Barbosella dolichorhiza'' Schltr. # ''Barbosella brenesii'' Schltr. see ''Barbosella prorepens'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella caespitifica'' (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Garay see ''Barbosella prorepens'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella crassifolia'' var. ''aristata'' Hoehne see ''Barbosella crassifolia'' (Edwall) Schltr. # ''Barbosella crassifolia'' var. ''genuina'' Hoehne see ''Barbosella crassifolia'' (Edwall) Schltr. # ''Barbosella crassifolia'' var. ''minor'' Hoehne see ''Barbosella crassifolia'' (Edwall) Schltr. # ''Barbosella dussii'' (Cogn.) Dod see ''Barbosella prorepens'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella fuscata'' Garay see ''Barbosella dolichorhiza'' Schltr. # ''Barbosella gardneri'' var. ''dusenii'' (A. Samp.) Hoehne see ''Barbosella dusenii'' (Samp.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella gardneri'' var. ''genuina'' Hoehne see ''Barbosella gardneri'' (Lindl.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella hamburgensis'' (Kraenzl.) Hoehne see ''Barbosella crassifolia ''(Edwall) Schltr. # ''Barbosella handroi'' Hoehne see ''Barbosella cogniauxiana'' (Speg. & Kraenzl.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella kegelii'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. see '' Chamelophyton kegelii'' # ''Barbosella loefgrenii'' (Cogn.) Schltr. see ''Barbosella australis'' (Cogn.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella longiflora'' (Kraenzl.) Schl tr. see ''Barbosella cucullata'' (Lindley) Schltr. # ''Barbosella longipes'' Schltr. see ''Barbosella cucullata'' (Lindley) Schltr. # ''Barbosella microphylla'' (Barb.Rodr.) Schltr. see ''Barbosella gardneri'' (Lindley) Schltr. # ''Barbosella monstrabilis'' (Ames) Garay see ''Barbosella prorepens'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella porschii'' (Kraenzl.) Schltr. see ''Barbosella cogniauxiana'' (Speg. & Kraenzl.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella reichenbachiana'' (Endres) Schltr. see ''Restrepiopsis reichenbachiana'' (Endres) Luer # ''Barbosella rhynchantha'' (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Schltr. see ''Barbosella cucullata'' (Li ndl.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella riograndensis'' Dutra ex Pabst see ''Barbosella cogniauxiana'' (Speg. & Kraenzl.) Schltr. # ''Barbosella tolimensis'' (Kraenzl.) Garay see ''Barbosella prorepens'' (Rchb.f.) # ''Barbosella varicosa'' (Lindley) Schltr. see ''Barbosella cucullata'' (Lindley) Schltr.

References

External links

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2670159 Pleurothallidinae genera