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Barbosella
''Barbosella'' is a genus of mostly creeping orchids. The genus has about 20 species, widespread across the West Indies and Latin America from Mexico and the Lesser Antilles to Argentina. Named after João Barbosa Rodrigues, an investigator of Brazilian orchids. They have solitary 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, However, it the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP), this splinter group A schism ( , , or, less commonly, ) is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body, suc ... is currently not recognized. List of species #'' Barbosella australis'' (Cogn.) Schltr., Brazil. #'' Barbosella ...
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