Barkeria uniflora

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Barkeria uniflora
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Aquarell in "Collection d'orchidées(Pl. 49) (as syn. Barkeria elegans).
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B. uniflora
Binomial name
Barkeria uniflora
(La Llave & Lex.) Dressler & Halb. 1977 [1]
Synonyms
  • Barkeria elegans Knowles & Westc., 1838 [2]
  • Epidendrum elegans (Knowles & Westc.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, 1862 [3]
  • Pachyphyllum uniflorum Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, 1825 [4]

Barkeria uniflora is a species of orchids. It is found in central Mexico. It is the type species of its genus.

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References

  1. Dressler & Halbinger, Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s., 6: 248 (1977)
  2. Knowles & Westc. Fl. Cab. 2: 7–8, t. 49 1838
  3. Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 374 (1862)
  4. Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2: 42 (1825)

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