View source for Cleistes ← Cleistes You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Cleistes |accepted_authority=Richard ex Lindley |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., |place=409. 1840 |year=1840 }} |common_names=Spreading pogonia |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Vanilloideae;Orchidaceae tribe Vanilleae;Orchidaceae (tribe Vanilleae) subtribe Pogoniinae;Cleistes |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Vanilloideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Vanilleae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Vanilleae) subtribe Pogoniinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Cleistes]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek kleistos, closed, alluding to lip and petals that diverge only near apex, forming tube for most of their length, the flower thus appearing closed |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 492, 498, 511 |treatment_page=page 510 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism growth form or habitat;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> terrestrial.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="root width;root fragility"><b>Roots </b>1–2 mm wide, sometimes with wider nodular tuberoids, frequently rather brittle.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf quantity;leaf architecture;plant reproduction;plant atypical quantity;plant quantity"><b>Leaves </b>1–3 on vegetative plants, 1 (–2) centrally on flowering-stems, sessile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape">blade oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal,1–3-flowered;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="floral bract architecture or shape">floral bracts leaflike.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="flower orientation;flower orientation;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>resupinate, erect, sessile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="sepal coloration;sepal coloration;sepal coloration;sepal coloration;sepal coloration;apex shape">sepals olive-green, brown, or maroon, linearlanceolate, apex acuminate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="petal coloration;petal shape;petal shape">petals rose-pink to white, spatulate or oblanceolate, usually forming tube with lip;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="lip coloration;lip shape;lip shape;vein coloration;vein coloration;middle lobe architecture;middle lobe relief;central keel architecture;base length">lip rose-pink to white, with rose or purple veins, oblanceolate, 3-lobed, middle lobe medially winged or tuberculate, central keel grooved from base to 3/4 its length;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="column fusion;column coloration;apex shape;apex architecture or shape">column free, white, apex lacerate, truncate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="anther position or structure subtype">anther terminal, hinged;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="pollinium quantity;pollinium pubescence or texture;pollinium pubescence or texture">pollinia 2, without viscidium, soft, mealy;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="">pollen-grains in tetrads.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="fruits capsule orientation;fruits capsule shape"><b>Fruits </b>capsules, erect, cylindric.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Tropical and subtropical regions;mostly South America;2 in Central America |discussion=<p>Species ca. 25 (2 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Authors of some neotropical floras have questioned the separation of Cleistes from Pogonia; most recent North American authors have followed O. Ames (1905–1922) in recognizing Cleistes, and we prefer to do the same until a detailed study suggests otherwise. The two North American species can reproduce asexually by root shoots.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Column 13–19 mm; lip 21–33(–38) mm. |[[Cleistes bifaria|Cleistes bifaria]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Column 21–25(–29) mm; lip (26–)34–55 mm. |[[Cleistes divaricata|Cleistes divaricata]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Cleistes |author=Katharine B. Gregg;Paul M. Catling |authority=Richard ex Lindley |rank=genus |parent rank=subtribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orchidaceae |distribution=Tropical and subtropical regions;mostly South America;2 in Central America |reference=None |publication title=Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., |publication year=1840 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_1040.xml |subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Vanilloideae |tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Vanilleae |subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Vanilleae) subtribe Pogoniinae |genus=Cleistes |anther position or structure subtype=terminal |apex architecture or shape=truncate |apex shape=lacerate;acuminate |base length=3/4 |blade shape=elliptic-oblong;oblong-lanceolate |central keel architecture=grooved |column coloration=white |column fusion=free |floral bract architecture or shape=leaflike |flower architecture=sessile |flower orientation=erect;resupinate |fruits capsule orientation=erect |fruits capsule shape=cylindric |inflorescence architecture=1-3-flowered |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |leaf architecture=sessile |leaf quantity=1;3 |lip coloration=rose-pink;white |lip shape=3-lobed;oblanceolate |middle lobe architecture=winged |middle lobe relief=tuberculate |petal coloration=rose-pink;white |petal shape=oblanceolate;spatulate |plant atypical quantity=1;2 |plant quantity=1 |plant reproduction=vegetative |pollinium pubescence or texture=mealy;soft |pollinium quantity=2 |root fragility=brittle |root width=1mm;2mm |sepal coloration=maroon;brown;maroon;brown;olive-green |vein coloration=purple;rose |whole_organism growth form=herb |whole_organism growth form or habitat=terrestrial }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orchidaceae (tribe Vanilleae) subtribe Pogoniinae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Orchidaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Cleistes.