Isochilus linearis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Ponerinae
Genus: Isochilus
Species: Isochilus linearis

Name

Isochilus linearis (Jacq.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 209. (1813)

  • Type species:

Synonymy

  • Basionym
  • Homotypic
    • Cymbidium lineare (Jacq.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 72 (1799)
    • Leptothrium lineare (Jacq.) Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 340 (1816)
  • Heterotypic
    • Coilostylis obtusifolia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 37 (1838)
    • Isochilus leucanthus Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 47 (1877)
    • Isochilus linearis var. leucanthus (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(5): 4 (1898)
    • Isochilus peruvianus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 79 (1921)
    • Isochilus brasiliensis Schltr., Arch. Bot. São Paulo 1: 235 (1926)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
    • Brazil
      • Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South.
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Brown, R. 1813. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. London (2nd ed.) 5: 209.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 426 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Narrowleaf equallip orchid

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