Cleisostoma Orchids

Cleisostoma is an orchid genus with about 100 different, small flowered species. The Cleisostoma genus has been established by German-Dutch botanist Karl Ludwig Blume in the year 1825. The epiphytic growing Cleisostoma orchids are widely spread over Asia, especially Southeast Asia and as far as Australia.
The abbreviation in horticultural trade is: Cleis.


Cleisostoma aspersum - Stereochilus bicuspidatus

Cleisostoma aspersum (Rchb. f.) Garay 1972, other botanical names also accepted by some sources Cleisostoma bicuspidatus Hkr.f 1890 and Stereochilus bicuspidatus (Hook. f.) King & Pantl. 1898, is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, native to the Himalayas, India (Sikkim), Nepal, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Bhutan, Thailand and Vietnam. The tiny, yellow flowers get a size Read More »

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Miniature Orchid Cleisostoma discolor

Cleisostoma discolor Lindl. 1845 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, native to India (Sikkim), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. The Inflorescence of the Cleisostoma discolor miniature orchid can reach a length up to 60 cm and carries up to 20 successively opening flowers. Flowers get a size of just about 1 cm. Flowering Read More »

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Miniature Orchid Cleisostoma capricorne

Cleisostoma capricorne (Ridl.) Garay 1972 is an epiphytic, occasionally lithophytic growing miniature orchid species native to Thailand and Myanmar (formerly Burma). Cleisostoma capricorne inflorescences can reach lengths up to about 50 cm and carry up to 20 - 30 small showy flowers. The colourful, cute flowers of this miniature orchid species get a size of Read More »

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Cleisostoma filiforme (Lindl.) Garay 1972

Cleisostoma filiforme (Lindl.) Garay 1972 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, native to the Himalayas, India (Assam, Sikkim), Nepal, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Cleisostoma filiforme has been primarly classified by the English botanist Sir John Lindley (1799-1865 ) as Sarcanthus filiformis Lindl. 1842 and in 1972 transfered to the Cleisostoma genus by Read More »

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Cleisostoma fuerstenbergianum Kraenzl. 1908

Cleisostoma fuerstenbergianum Kraenzl. 1908 is an epiphytic growing orchid species with small flowers, native to South China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia,and Vietnam. Inflorescences can reach a length up to about 18 cm and can carry up to about 20 flowers. Cleisostoma fuerstenbergianum flowers reach a size of about 1 cm. Flowering period: August - September © Read More »

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Cleisostoma crochetii (Guillaumin) Garay 1972

Cleisostoma crochetii (Guillaumin) Garay 1972 is an epiphytic growing
miniature orchids species endemic to Thailand, Laos,
Vietnam and Cambodia…

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Cleisostoma rolfeanum (King & Pantl.) Garay 1972

The Cleisostoma rolfeanum (King & Pantl.) Garay 1972 orchid species,
native to Burma (Myanmar) and the North of Thailand,
has been named in honour to the English Botanist Robert Allen Rolfe…

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Cleisostoma arietinum (Rchb. f.) Garay 1972

The miniature orchid Cleisostoma arietinum (Rchb. f.) Garay 1972 has been primarily classified by the German botanist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach as Sarcanthus arietinus Rchb.f. 1869. The American botanist and orchid specialist Leslie Andrew Garay (born 1924) has reclassified the beautiful, small flowered orchid as Cleisostoma arietinum in 1972. The epiphytic growing Cleisostoma arietinum orchid species Read More »

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Cleisostoma duplicilobum (J.J. Sm.) Garay 1972

Cleisostoma duplicilobum (J.J. Sm.) Garay 1972 is an epiphytic growing orchid species native to Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Inflorescences get lengths up to about 30 cm and are packed with up to 25 small flowers. The beautiful, but very small flowers get a size of just about Read More »

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Cleisostoma birmanicum (Schltr.) Garay 1972

Cleisostoma birmanicum (Schltr.) Garay 1972 is a small epiphytic growing orchid species, native to Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma), China (Hainan) and Vietnam. In 1922 the German botanist Rudolf Schlechter classified this orchid species as Echioglossum birmanicum, in the year 1972 the tropical plant has been revisted by Leslie A. Garay, an American botanist, as …

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