Cleisostoma Explained

Cleisostoma is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific.^{[1] [2]}

The orchid abbreviation is Cleis.^[3]

Selected species

• Cleisostoma appendiculatum
• Cleisostoma arietinum
• Cleisostoma aspersum
• Cleisostoma bicorne
• Cleisostome chantaburiense
• Cleisostoma crassifolium
• Cleisostoma crochetii
• Cleisostoma dichroanthum
• Cleisostoma discolor
• Cleisostoma filiforme
• Cleisostoma halophilum
• Cleisostoma longi-folius
• Cleisostoma lowii
• Cleisostoma lecongkietii^[4]
• Cleisostoma pachyfolium
• Cleisostoma pachyphyllus
• Cleisostoma pallidus
• Cleisostoma paniculatum
• Cleisostoma parishii
• Cleisostoma pendulata
• Cleisostoma racemiferum
• Cleisostoma ramosum
• Cleisostoma rolfeanum
• Cleisostoma rostratum
• Cleisostoma sagittatum
• Cleisostoma sagittiforme
• Cleisostoma simondii
• Cleisostoma strongyloides
• Cleisostoma subulatum
• Cleisostoma tenuifolium
• Cleisostoma teretifolium
• Cleisostoma termissus
• Cleisostoma tridentatus
• Cleisostoma uraiensis
• Cleisostoma williamsoni

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=41771 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=107290 Flora of China v 25 p 458, 隔距兰属 ge ju lan shu, Cleisostoma
3. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/orchid-name-abbreviations-list.pdf Alphabetical List of Standard Abbreviations for Natural and Hybrid Generic Names
4. Averyanov, L. V., Tich, N. T., & Van Canh, N. . 10.6165/tai.2015.60.107 . 3 . Taiwania . 107 - 116 . New species of the genus Cleisostoma in the flora of Vietnam . 60 . 2015.