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
- Cleistes aboucharii Szlach., Kolan. & Baranow
- Cleistes acuminata Schltr.
- Cleistes buenaventurae Szlach. & Kolan.
- Cleistes costaricensis Christenson
- Cleistes cuatrecasasii Kolan. & Szlach.
- Cleistes elegantula (Schltr.) Schltr.
- Cleistes idroboi Szlach. & Baranow
- Cleistes lehmannii Kraenzl. ex Szlach. & Kolan.
- Cleistes moritzii (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst.
- Cleistes munchiquensis Szlach. & Baranow
- Cleistes risaraldensis Szlach. & Baranow
- Cleistes romeroana Szlach., Kolan. & Baranow
- Cleistes rosea Lindl.
- Cleistes stricta (C.Schweinf.) Garay & Dunst.
- Cleistes tenuis (Rchb.f. ex Griseb.) Schltr.
- Cleistes triflora (C.Schweinf.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez
- Cleistes uribei Szlach. & Baranow
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1971 | Gifford, D.R. [G28], Brazil | K000847203 | Yes | ||
| Aug 20, 1970 | Philcox, D. [3503], Brazil | K000847205 | Yes | ||
| Aug 20, 1970 | Philcox, D. [3957], Brazil | K000847206 | Yes | ||
| Miller, D. [3/93] | 59707.000 | No | |||
| Chase, M.W. [90033], Brazil | 74377.000 | No | |||
| Spruce, R. [4577], Peru | K000201497 | Yes | |||
| Kingsmill, A. [s.n.], Brazil | K000940247 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | K000940249 | Yes | |||
| Glaziou, A.F.M. [22172], Goiás | K000879191 | Yes | |||
| Glaziou, A.F.M. [22170], Goiás | K000879190 | Yes | |||
| Dusén, P. [13898], Brazil | K000940248 | Yes | |||
| Gardner [4004], Brazil | K000847204 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0