Orchidaceae

Cleistes Rich. ex Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 409 (1840)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Costa Rica to Trinidad and S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18765A] Brazil K000293273 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Carvalho, A.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Hage, J.L. [1071] Brazil K000293279 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15941B] Brazil K000293278 Yes
Jan 19, 1971 Gifford, D.R. [G28] Brazil K000847203 Yes
Aug 20, 1970 Philcox, D.; Fereira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3503] Brazil K000847205 Yes
Aug 20, 1970 Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [3957] Brazil K000847206 Yes
Jan 29, 1966 Pabst, G.; Pereira, E.; Duarte, A.P. [8810] Brazil K000940225 Yes
Jan 29, 1966 Pabst, G.; Pereira, E.; Duarte, A.P. [8810] Brazil K000940226 Yes
Philcox, D. [6415] Guyana K:SPC-36676.000 No
Dusén, P. [13898] Brazil K000940248 Yes
Spruce, R. [4577] Peru K000201497 Yes
Miller, D. [3/93] K:SPC-59707.000 No
Kingsmill, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000940247 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-41017.000 No
Brazil K:SPC-40341.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940249 Yes
Gardner [4004] Brazil K000847204 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [22172] Brazil K000879191 Yes
Chase, M.W. [90033] Brazil K:SPC-74377.000 No
Philcox, D. [3944] Brazil K:SPC-07513.000 No
Brazil K:SPC-47447.000 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [22170] Brazil K000879190 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000941396 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0