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Barkeria halbingeri is an orchid species identified by Thien in 1973. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Barkeria melanocaulon.
ORIGIN: This miniature sized, hot to warm growing sometimes epiphytic and mostly lithophytic species is found in central Oaxaca state of Mexico in the transition zone between tropical deciduous forests and dry oak forests on limestone boulders or the trees above at elevations of 1600 to 1700 meters.
DESCRIPTION: This miniature sized, hot to warm growing sometimes epiphytic and mostly lithophytic species is found in central Oaxaca state of Mexico in the transition zone between tropical deciduous forests and dry oak forests on limestone boulders or the trees above at elevations of 1600 to 1700 meters and has thickened, compressed, 3 to 8 noded stems enveloped completely by scarious, tubular leafless to leaf-bearing sheaths carrying 3 to 6, articulate to the leaf sheath, elliptic to narrowly ovate, acute, coriaceous to sub-fleshy leaves that blooms in the summer on a medium length to 15 [17.5 cm] long, laxly few to many flowered, racemose inflorescence arising from a newly developing stem carrying nonfragrant flowers.
FLOWER SIZE: 1 1/4 inch [3 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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