Cleisostoma Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 362
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Synonyms: Blumeorchis Szlach. , Carteretia Rich. , Echioglossum Blume , Garayanthus Szlach. , Ormerodia Szlach. , Raciborskanthos Szlach. , Sarcanthus Lindl.
A genus of c. 90 species; c. 57 species in Malesia.
Distribution: Tropical Asia, Malesia, east to Fiji (not in Australia)
| Seidenfaden, G. 1975. Orchid genera in Thailand: 2. Cleisostoma Bl. Dansk Bot. Ark. 29(3): 1 - 80. |
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| Cleisostoma subulatum Blume, cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Java | Cleisostoma nieuwenhuisii (J.J.Sm.) Garay, cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak | Cleisostoma muticum (Rchb.f.) Garay, cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Sumatra |
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| Cleisostoma discolor Lindl., cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak | Cleisostoma scortechinii (Hook.f.) Garay, drawing by J.J. Smith |
last updated: 9 February 2007 by André Schuiteman