''Barkeria spectabilis'' is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowerin ...

. It is native to El Salvador, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, and

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...

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/ref> ''Barkeria spectabilis'' is an epiphyte growing on ''

Quercus An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ...

'' trees at elevations of around 4,900 feet (1,500 m). It is closely related to ''

Epidendrum ''Epidendrum'' , abbreviated Epi in the horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,500 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name (from Greek ''επί, epi'' and ''δένδρο ...

.'' Flowers are white to pink with darker speckles, blooming from April to August.Gustav Schoser, in "Orchid Growing Basics" (1993), p. 99.

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spectabilis Orchids of Mexico Orchids of Central America Plants described in 1842 {{Epidendreae-stub