''Cleisostoma'' is a genus 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, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

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

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, China,

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, and some of the islands of the Western Pacific.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Cleisostoma appendiculatum ''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 arietinum ''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 aspersum ''Cleisostoma aspersum'' is a species of orchid found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. References External links aspersum Orchids of Bhutan Orchids of India Orchids of Thailand Orchids of Vietnam {{Vandeae-stu ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma bicorne'' * '' Cleisostome chantaburiense'' * '' Cleisostoma crassifolium'' * ''

Cleisostoma crochetii ''Cleisostoma crochetii'' is a species of orchid found in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. References External links crochetii Orchids of Cambodia Orchids of Laos Orchids of Vietnam {{Vandeae-stub ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma dichroanthum'' * ''

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 ...

Cleisostoma simondii ''Cleisostoma simondii'' is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, and known in Hong Kong as (Chinese:蜘蛛蘭). It also occurs in the Himalayas (Nepal, Bhutan, India, Assam), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and other par ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma strongyloides'' * ''

Cleisostoma subulatum ''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 tenuifolium'' * '' Cleisostoma teretifolium'' * ''

Cleisostoma termissus ''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 tridentatus'' * ''

Cleisostoma uraiensis ''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 abbreviat ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma williamsoni''

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* * Vandeae genera {{Vandeae-stub