Cleisostoma tenuifolium
| Tender leaf closed-mouth orchid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Cleisostoma |
| Species: | C. tenuifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay | |
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Cleisostoma tenuifolium is a species of orchid, native to western India, Sri Lanka, eastern Myanmar and Thailand.[1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Epidendrum tenuifolium.[2] It is an epiphyte, attached to trees clinging downward, 10-40 cm long with a 5 cm long, raceme-like, several-flowered inflorescence. The flowers are yellow, with a dorsal sepal 4.5 × 1.2 mm.
References
- ^ a b "Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-05-31
- ^ "Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-05-31
