Cleisocentron

Cleisocentron is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[2] It has a disjunct distribution, known from the Himalayas, Vietnam, China and Borneo. Eight species are currently recognized:[3]

  1. Cleisocentron abasii Cavestro - Sabah
  2. Cleisocentron gokusingii J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb - Sabah
  3. Cleisocentron kinabaluense Metusala & J.J.Wood - Sabah
  4. Cleisocentron klossii (Ridl.) Garay - Vietnam
  5. Cleisocentron malipoense (Z.J.Liu & L.J.Chen) R.Rice - Malipo, Yunnan, China [4]
  6. Cleisocentron merrillianum (Ames) Christenson - Sabah
  7. Cleisocentron neglectum M.J.Mathew & J.Mathew - India (Karnataka) [5]
  8. Cleisocentron pallens (Cathcart ex Lindl.) N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb - eastern Himalayas (Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, India)

Cleisocentron
Cleisocentron merrillianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Cleisocentron
Brühl
Type species
Cleisocentron trichromum (syn of C. pallens)
(Rchb. f.) Brühl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Singchia Z.J.Liu & L.J.Chen



See also

References
  1. "Cleisocentron". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Brühl, Paul Johannes. 1926. Guide to the Orchids of Sikkim 136
  3. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
  4. "Cleisocentron malipoense (Z.J.Liu & L.J.Chen) R.Rice | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  5. "Cleisocentron neglectum M.J.Mathew & J.Mathew | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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