''Barkeria'', abbreviated Bark in horticultural trade, is a

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s. It consists of about 17 currently recognized (May 2014)

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native to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and

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/ref> This genus was once considered part of ''

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''. Type species is ''Barkeria elegans''; this is now considered a synonym of ''B. uniflora'' yet retains its status as type per ICN. These are

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orchids, which drop their leaves in early winter. They are found in dry scrub areas of

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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 ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' Archila & Chiron - Guatemala *''

Barkeria dorotheae ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' Halb - Colima, Jalisco *''

Barkeria fritz-halbingeriana ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' 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 ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' A. Rich. & Galeotti - Oaxaca *''

Barkeria naevosa ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' (Lindl.) Schltr. - Oaxaca, Guerrero *''

Barkeria obovata ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' (C. Presl) Christenson - from central Mexico to Panama *''

Barkeria palmeri ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' (Rolfe) Schltr. - Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa *''

Barkeria scandens ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' (La Llave & Lex.) Dressler & Halb. - central Mexico *''

Barkeria schoemakeri ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' Halb. - Sinaloa, Michoacan, Oaxaca *''

Barkeria skinneri ''Barkeria skinneri'' 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 ...

'' (Bateman ex Lindl.) A. Rich. & Galeotti - Guatemala, Chiapas *''

Barkeria spectabilis ''Barkeria spectabilis'' is a species of orchid. It is native to El Salvador, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. ''Barkeria spectabilis'' is an epiphyte growing on ''Quercus'' trees at elevations of around 4,900 feet (1,500 m). I ...

'' Bateman ex Lindl. - El Salvador, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua *''

Barkeria strophinx ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' (Rchb. f.) Halb. - Michoacán *''

Barkeria uniflora ''Barkeria uniflora'' 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 ...

'' (La Llave & Lex.) Dressler & Halb. - central Mexico *''

Barkeria whartoniana ''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. This genus was once considered part of ''Epidendrum''. Type specie ...

'' (C. Schweinf.) Soto Arenas - Oaxaca

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* * Laeliinae genera Orchids of Mexico Orchids of Central America {{Laeliinae-stub