Isochilus

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Isochilus
Isochilus linearis, Illustration.
Isochilus linearis, Illustration.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Isochilus
Genus: Isochilus
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Species
  • Isochilus carnosiflorus
  • Isochilus linearis
  • Isochilus major
  • etc.

Isochilus is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) with 7 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.

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