Biology:Isochilus

Short description: Genus of orchids

Isochilus
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
Isochilus aurantiacus Isochilus carnosiflorus Isochilus linearis Isochilus major etc.

Isochilus is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) with 13 recognized species. They are lowland epiphytes mainly found in Central America, from Cuba and Mexico to Argentina .

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3308369 entry