| Tender leaf closed-mouth orchid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Cleisostoma |
| Species: | C. tenuifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay | |
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Cleisostoma tenuifolium is a species of orchid, native to western India, Sri Lanka, eastern Myanmar and Thailand. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Epidendrum tenuifolium. It is an epiphyte, attached to trees clinging downward, 10-40 cm long with a 5 cm long, raceme-like, several-flowered inflorescence. The flowers are yellow, with a dorsal sepal 4.5 × 1.2 mm.
References
- ^ "Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-05-31
- "Cleisostoma tenuifolium (L.) Garay", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-05-31
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cleisostoma tenuifolium | |
| Epidendrum tenuifolium | |
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