Cleistes | |
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Cleistes libonii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
Tribe: | Pogoniinae |
Genus: |
Cleistes Rich. ex Lindl. (1840) |
Type species | |
Cleistes lutea Lindl. |
Cleistes is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). It contains approximately 40-50 species, most of them native to South America, with a few species extending north into Costa Rica and Trinidad. Two North American species were formerly included in this group, but are now regarded as a separate genus, Cleistesiopsis.