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Acineta barkeri

Acineta barkeri

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Gongoreae
SubTribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Acineta
Species: Acn. barkeri
Alliance:
Binomial name
Acineta barkeri
(Bateman) Lindl. 1843


Acineta barkeri is a species from the genus Acineta.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in from Mexico to Guatemala

Description[]

Plant blooms in the fall with many flowers.

Culture[]

Plants are usually grown in wooden baskets in partial shade. Use a well drain potting media such as medium fir bark with perlite, tree fern fibers, or sphagnum moss. Keep area humid and grow in intermediate temperatures. Keep mix moist. Plant requires a short dry rest in the winter.

Naming[]

Common Name: Barker's Acineta

Synonyms[]

  1. *Peristeria barkeri Bateman, 1838
  2. Acineta barkeri var. aurantiaca Lem., 1855
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