Isochilus major Cham. & Schltdl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Isochilus

Characteristics

Caespitose, erect or spreading, slender, epiphytic herbs. Stems simple, slender, leafy. Leaves 2-10 cm. long and 0.2-0.8 cm. broad, linear to linear-elliptic, obtuse, emarginate and unequally bibbed at the apex. Inflorescence secund, usually several-to many-flowered; flowers subtended by conspicuous chartaceous bracts. Dorsal sepal 7-11 mm. long and 3-4 mm. broad, elliptic-oblong, acute or obtuse. Lateral sepals 8-12 mm. long and 3-4.5 mm. broad, oblong-lanceolate, acute, keeled toward the base, and the keel decurrent onto the ovary. Petals 7-11 mm. long and 2-3 mm. broad, oblanceolate, acute or obtuse. Lip 8-12 mm. long and 1.5-3 mm. broad, elliptic-linear to linear-oblong to oblanceolate, acute or obtuse, entire or obscurely lobed, geniculate and fleshy at the base.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Isochilus major world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:639294-1
WFO ID wfo-0000217795
COL ID 3Q7QD
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Synonyms

Isochilus major