Barbosella is a genus

Genus

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 of mostly creeping orchids. The genus has about 20 species

Species

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, widespread from Central America

Central America

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 to Brazil

Brazil

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. Named after João Barbosa Rodrigues

João Barbosa Rodrigues

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, an investigator of Brazil

Brazil

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ian orchids, they have single flowers with a unique lip base that works like a ball and socket.

Taxonomy

Barbosella miersii is thought to differ from the other species of Barbosella in terms of its lip. The monotypic genus Barbrodria was created to accommodate this species.

List of species

1. Barbosella australis
   Barbosella australis
   Barbosella australis is a species of orchid....
   
   (Cogn.) Schltr., Brazil.
2. Barbosella circinata Luer, Panama.
3. Barbosella cogniauxiana
   Barbosella cogniauxiana
   Barbosella cogniauxiana is a species of orchid....
   
   (Speg. & Kraenzl.) Schltr., Brazil and Argentina.
4. Barbosella crassifolia
   Barbosella crassifolia
   Barbosella crassifolia is a species of orchid....
   
   (Edwall) Schltr., Brazil.
5. Barbosella cucullata (Lindley) Schltr., Venezuela, Colombia, Bolívia, Ecuador and Peru.
6. Barbosella dolichorhiza
   Barbosella dolichorhiza
   Barbosella dolichorhiza is a species of orchid....
   
   Schltr., Cuesta Rica, Nicarágua, Colombia and Ecuador.
7. Barbosella dusenii (Samp.) Schltr., Brazil.
8. Barbosella gardneri
   Barbosella gardneri
   Barbosella gardneri is a species of orchid and the type species of its genus....
   
   (Lindl.) Schltr., Brazil.
9. Barbosella geminata Luer, Cuesta Rica.
10. Barbosella macaheensis (Cogn.) Luer, Brazil.
11. Barbosella orbicularis Luer, Cuesta Rica - Venezuela and Ecuador.
12. Barbosella portillae Luer, Ecuador.
13. Barbosella prorepens (Rchb.f.) Schltr., México - Peru and Ecuador.
14. Barbosella ricii Luer & R.Vásquez, Bolivia.
15. Barbosella schista Luer & R.Escobar, Colombia.
16. Barbosella spiritu-sanctensis (Pabst) F.Barros & Toscano, Brazil.
17. Barbosella trilobata Pabst, Brazil.
18. Barbosella vasquezii Luer, Bolivia.

Synonyms

• Barbosella anaristella (Kraenzl.) Garay see Barbosella dolichorhiza Schltr.
• Barbosella australis var. genuina Hoehne see Barbosella australis (Cogn.) Schltr.
• Barbosella australis var. latipetala Hoehne see Barbosella australis (Cogn.) Schltr.
• Barbosella australis var. loefgrenii (Cogn.) Hoehne see Barbosella australis (Cogn.) Schltr.
• Barbosella bradeorum Schltr. see Barbosella dolichorhiza Schltr.
• Barbosella brenesii Schltr. see Barbosella prorepens (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
• Barbosella caespitifica (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Garay see Barbosella prorepens (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
• Barbosella crassifolia var. aristata Hoehne see Barbosella crassifolia (Edwall) Schltr.
• Barbosella crassifolia var. genuina Hoehne see Barbosella crassifolia (Edwall) Schltr.
• Barbosella crassifolia var. minor Hoehne see Barbosella crassifolia (Edwall) Schltr.
• Barbosella dussii (Cogn.) Dod see Barbosella prorepens (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
• Barbosella fuscata Garay see Barbosella dolichorhiza Schltr.
• Barbosella gardneri var. dusenii (A. Samp.) Hoehne see Barbosella dusenii (Samp.) Schltr.
• Barbosella gardneri var. genuina Hoehne see Barbosella gardneri (Lindl.) Schltr.
• Barbosella hamburgensis (Kraenzl.) Hoehne see Barbosella crassifolia (Edwall) Schltr.
• Barbosella handroi Hoehne see Barbosella cogniauxiana (Speg. & Kraenzl.) Schltr.
• Barbosella kegelii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. see Chamelophyton kegeklii
• Barbosella loefgrenii (Cogn.) Schltr. see Barbosella australis (Cogn.) Schltr.
• Barbosella longiflora (Kraenzl.) Schl tr. see Barbosella cucullata (Lindley) Schltr.
• Barbosella longipes Schltr. see Barbosella cucullata (Lindley) Schltr.
• Barbosella microphylla (Barb.Rodr.) Schltr. see Barbosella gardneri (Lindley) Schltr.
• Barbosella miersii (Lindley) Schltr. see Barbrodria miersii (Lindley) Luer
• Barbosella monstrabilis (Ames) Garay see Barbosella prorepens (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
• Barbosella porschii (Kraenzl.) Schltr. see Barbosella cogniauxiana (Speg. & Kraenzl.) Schltr.
• Barbosella reichenbachiana (Endres) Schltr. see Restrepiopsis reichenbachiana (Endres) Luer
• Barbosella rhynchantha (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Schltr. see Barbosella cucullata (Li ndl.) Schltr.
• Barbosella riograndensis Dutra ex Pabst see Barbosella cogniauxiana (Speg. & Kraenzl.) Schltr.
• Barbosella tolimensis (Kraenzl.) Garay see Barbosella prorepens (Rchb.f.)
• Barbosella varicosa (Lindley) Schltr. see Barbosella cucullata (Lindley) Schltr.