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Definition: Cleistes

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia.[Wordnet].

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Common Expressions: Cleistes

Expressions Definition
Cleistes divaricata Orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Cleistes rosea Orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Cleistes Terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Cleistes

Cleistes

Cleistes
Cleistes rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Pogoniinae
Genus: Cleistes
Rich. ex Lindl. (1840)
Species

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Cleistes is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.


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