Isochilus
Encyclopedia
Isochilus is a genus
of orchids (family
Orchidaceae) with 13 recognized species
. They are lowland epiphyte
s 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.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of orchids (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Orchidaceae) with 13 recognized species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
. They are lowland epiphyte
Epiphyte
An epiphyte is a plant that grows upon another plant non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object , derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris accumulating around it, and is found in the temperate zone and in the...
s mainly found in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Characteristics of this genus include slender canelike stems with narrow distichous flat leaves and small sessile
Sessility (botany)
In botany, sessility is a characteristic of plants whose flowers or leaves are borne directly from the stem or peduncle, and thus lack a petiole or pedicel...
tube flowers carried at the tip of the cane.
Species
- I. alatus
- I. amparoanus, syn. I. chiriquensis
- I. aurantiacusIsochilus aurantiacusIsochilus aurantiacus is a species of orchid native to Mexico to Central America....
- 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 lividaScaphyglottis lividaScaphyglottis livida is a species of orchid found from Mexico to tropical South America....
- 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. linearisIsochilus linearisIsochilus linearis is a species of orchid native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America....
- I. linifolius, syn Elleanthus linifolius
- I. lividus, syn. Scaphyglottis lividaScaphyglottis lividaScaphyglottis livida is a species of orchid found from Mexico to tropical South America....
- I. major
- I. oaxacanus
- I. pauciflorus, syn. Scaphyglottis dunstervillei
- I. peruvianus, syn. I. linearis
- I. pitalensis
- I prolifer
- I. proliferus, syn. Scaphyglottis proliferaScaphyglottis proliferaScaphyglottis prolifera is a species of orchid native to the Neotropics....
- I. proliferum
- I. ramosus, syn. Epidendrum ramosumEpidendrum ramosumEpidendrum ramosum is a neotropical species of reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid which grows both epiphytically and terrestrially at altitudes near 1 km.-Description:...
- I. smithii
- I. teretifolius, syn. Jacquiniella teretifolia
- I. unilateralis