Barkeria spectabilis

Barkeria spectabilis is a species of orchid. It is native to El Salvador, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[1]

Barkeria spectabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Barkeria
Species:
B. spectabilis
Binomial name
Barkeria spectabilis
Bateman ex Lindl. (1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Epidendrum spectabile (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers
  • Barkeria lindleyana subsp. spectabilis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Thien

Barkeria spectabilis is an epiphyte growing on Quercus trees at elevations of around 4,900 feet (1,500 m). It is closely related to Epidendrum. Flowers are white to pink with darker speckles, blooming from April to August.[2]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Gustav Schoser, in "Orchid Growing Basics" (1993), p. 99.
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