''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of

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s with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the

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, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Selected species

* '' Cleisostoma appendiculatum'' * '' Cleisostoma arietinum'' * ''

Cleisostoma aspersum ''Cleisostoma aspersum'' is a species of orchid found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. References External links

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Cleisostoma bicorne ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

'' * '' Cleisostome chantaburiense'' * ''

Cleisostoma crassifolium ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma crochetii'' * ''

Cleisostoma dichroanthum ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma discolor ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma filiforme ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma halophilum ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma longi-folius ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma lowii ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma pachyfolium ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma pachyphyllus ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma pallidus ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma paniculatum ''Cleisostoma paniculatum'' is a species of orchid found in India, Assam, Bhutan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, coveri ...

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Cleisostoma parishii ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma pendulata ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma racemiferum ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma ramosum ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

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Cleisostoma recurvum ''Cleisostoma recurvum'' is a species of orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, t ...

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Cleisostoma rolfeanum ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific. The orchid abbreviation ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma rostratum'' * '' Cleisostoma sagittatum'' * '' Cleisostoma sagittiforme'' * '' Cleisostoma simondii'' * '' Cleisostoma strongyloides'' * '' Cleisostoma subulatum'' * ''

Cleisostoma tenuifolium ''Cleisostoma'' is a genus of orchids with approximately 90 accepted species widely distributed through much of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific. Th ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma teretifolium'' * '' Cleisostoma termissus'' * '' Cleisostoma tridentatus'' * '' Cleisostoma uraiensis'' * '' Cleisostoma williamsoni''

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* * Vandeae genera {{Vandeae-stub