Orchidaceae
Cleistes

Cleistes speciosa Gardner

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 5: t. 473 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Brazil. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.50.50113. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.50.50113. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gardner [4003] Brazil K000463767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [s.n.] Brazil K000463766 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [4003] Brazil K000847202 Yes
Burchell [4637] Brazil K000847199 Yes
Burchell [3659] Brazil K000847201 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000847200 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Davidse, G.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, M.G. [17704] Brazil Cleistes lenheirensis K000940243 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Davidse, G.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, M.G. [17545] Brazil Cleistes lenheirensis K000940244 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Davidse, G.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, M.G. [17704] Brazil Cleistes lenheirensis K000940242 Yes
Sep 14, 1970 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [3944] Brazil Cleistes monantha K000940234 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22654] Brazil Cleistes metallina K000293277 Yes
May 21, 1964 Trinta, Z.A.; Fromm, E. [475] Brazil Cleistes metallina K000879183 Yes
May 21, 1964 Trinta, Z.A.; Fromm, E. [475] Brazil Cleistes metallina K000879182 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0