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Isochilus
Sign in to saveIsochilus 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic
Observations recorded5,591
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 170
- With media
- 97
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, INECOL, FC-UNAM, IBUNAM, CAS, SEL
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, Ecuador, Nicaragua, MéXico
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- Исохилус
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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.
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