Isochilus linearis

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
  • Epidendrum lineare Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 29 (1760)
• 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. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Isochilus linearis. Accessed: 2021 Dec 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Isochilus linearis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Isochilus linearis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Isochilus linearis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Isochilus linearis. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Isochilus linearis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Narrowleaf equallip orchid

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