Barkeria Knowles & Westc.

, Fl. Cab. 2: 7 (1838). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30001168-2
Publication
Floral Cabinet, and Magazine of Exotic Botany. London
Collation
2: 7
Date of Publication
Mar 1838
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Type Name
B. elegans Knowles & Westc.

Remarks

Eponymy: For the opportunity of figuring this truly elegant plant, we are indebted to George Barker, Esq. of Springfield, by whom it has been imported, and in whose stove it has recently flowered for the first time in this kingdom. It is with great pleasure, therefore, that we name it in compliment to that gentleman ...

Links

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