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Orchid Species: Isochilus linearis

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Isochilus linearis is an orchid species identified by (Jacq.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton in 1813.
Genus
Isochilus (Iso.)
Grex
linearis
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
(Jacq.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton
Year
1813
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ORIGIN: Found in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leewards, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Windwards, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina as a medium sized epiphyte, lithophyte or terrestrial that occurs at an elevation of 300 to 3900 meters.

DESCRIPTION: A widespread, lowland species that is best grown in cool to warm conditions because the majority of specimens are collected in these areas with moderate shade and high humidity. It has clustered, slender, erect becoming arching stems enveloped below by tubular, verrucose sheaths and above carrying several, disitichous, narrowly linear, obtuse, basally clasping leaves giving rise to a terminal 2 1/4 [to 6 cm] long raceme with palaceous bracts, and several to many tubular, color variable flowers that can occur at any time of the year arising from the apex of the stem and held very close to the leaf.

FLOWER SIZE: To almost 1/2 inch [to almost 1.3 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Coilostylis Coil obtusifolia 1838 Raf.
Add+ Epidendrum Epi lineare 1760 Ruiz & Pav.
Add+ Isochilus Iso brasiliensis 1926 Schltr.
Add+ Isochilus Iso leucanthus 1877 Barb.Rodr.
Add+ Isochilus Iso peruvianus 1921 Schltr.
Add+ Cymbidium Cym lineare 1799 (Jacq.) Sw.
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Iso. linearis 'Joyce Bevan Dowd' (2 awards in 2005) Iso. linearis 'M&B' (2012) Iso. linearis 'Denver Botanic Gardens' (2011) Iso. linearis 'Rivita' (2000) Iso. linearis 'TOH Goday Goodie' (1998) Iso. linearis 'U.S. Botanic Garden' (1997) Iso. linearis 'Phelps Farm' (1996) Iso. linearis 'Delightful' (1988) Iso. linearis 'Jeri' (1979) Iso. linearis 'Bertha' (1978) Iso. linearis 'Barbara' (1973) Iso. linearis 'Fox Den' (1971)
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