Cleisostoma tenuifolium
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay
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Synonyms[1] | |
List
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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.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ 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