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Isochilus is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) with 13 recognized[1] species. They are lowland epiphytes mainly found in Central America, from Cuba and Mexico to Argentina.
Isochilus | |
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Isochilus linearis, illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Ponerinae |
Genus: | Isochilus R.Br. |
Species | |
Characteristics of this genus include slender canelike stems with narrow distichous flat leaves and small sessile tube flowers carried at the tip of the cane.
Species edit
- I. alatus
- I. amparoanus, syn. I. chiriquensis
- I. aurantiacus
- I. bracteatus
- I. brasiliensis, syn. I. linearis
- I. carnosiflorus
- I. cernuus, syn. Jacquiniella cernua
- I. chiriquensis
- I. crassiflorus, syn. I. carnosifloruu
- I. dubius, syn. Scaphyglottis livida
- I. elegans, syn. Dimerandra elegans
- I. fusiformis, syn. Epidendrum fusiforme
- I. globosus, syn. Jacquiniella globosa
- I. graminifolius, syn. Maxillariella graminifolia
- I. graminoides, syn. Dichaea graminoides
- I. grandiflorum
- I. grandiflorus, syn. Maxillariella cassapensis
- I. lancifolius
- I. langlassei
- I. latibracteatus
- I. leucanthus, syn I. linearis
- I. linearis
- I. linifolius, syn Elleanthus linifolius
- I. lividus, syn. Scaphyglottis livida
- I. major
- I. oaxacanus
- I. pauciflorus, syn. Scaphyglottis dunstervillei
- I. peruvianus, syn. I. linearis
- I. pitalensis
- I prolifer
- I. proliferus, syn. Scaphyglottis prolifera
- I. proliferum
- I. ramosus, syn. Epidendrum ramosum
- I. smithii
- I. teretifolius, syn. Jacquiniella teretifolia
- I. unilateralis
References edit
- ^ Search for Isocholus on http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do on Oct. 3, 2010
External links edit
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