Cleisostoma tenuifolium

Tender leaf closed-mouth orchid
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Aerides tenuifolia (L.) Moon
  • Cleisostoma pauciflorum (Wight) Senghas
  • Cymbidium tenuifolium (L.) Willd.
  • Epidendrum tenuifolium L.
  • Gastrochilus acuminatus (Thwaites) Kuntze
  • Saccolabium acuminatum Thwaites
  • Saccolabium peninsulare (Dalzell) Alston
  • Saccolabium tenuifolium (L.) Alston
  • Sarcanthus pauciflorus Wight
  • Sarcanthus peninsularis Dalzell
  • Sarcanthus tenuifolius (L.) Seidenf.
  • Sarcochilus tenuifolius (L.) Náves

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.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-05-31
  2. ^ "Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-05-31


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