''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'' 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 aspersum'' * ''

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 ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma longi-folius'' * ''

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 lecongkietii ''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''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in th ...

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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 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 sagittatum'' 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. Orchids are cosmopolitan p ...

'' * '' Cleisostoma sagittiforme'' * '' Cleisostoma simondii'' * '' 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 Ocean, Western Pacific. Th ...

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

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