Isochilus

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
Isochilus linearis, illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Ponerinae
Genus: Isochilus
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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
  • 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
  1. Search for Isocholus on http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do on Oct. 3, 2010
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