Cleisostoma simondii

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Cleisostoma simondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Sarcanthinae
Genus: Cleisostoma
Species: C. simondii
Binomial name
Cleisostoma simondii
(Gagnep.) Seidenf. (1975)
Synonyms
  • Vanda simondii Gagnep. (1951) (Basionym)
  • Vanda teretifolia Lindl. Coll. Bot.: t. 6 (1821)
  • Sarcanthus teretifolius (Lindl.) Lindl. (1833)
  • Sarcanthus siamensis Rolfe ex Downie (1925)
  • Luisia acutilabris Guillaumin (1960)
  • Cleisostoma seidenfadenii Garay (1972)
  • Cleisostoma teres Garay (1972)
  • Cleisostoma simondii var. guangdongense Z.H.Tsi (1983)
  • Cleisostoma acutilabris (Guillaumin) Aver. (1988)
  • Echioglossum simondii (Gagnep.) Szlach. (1995)
  • Echioglossum seidenfadenii (Garay) Szlach. (1995)

Cleisostoma simondii is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, and known in Hong Kong as (Chinese:蜘蛛蘭).

Etymology

The name "Cleisostoma" derives from the Greek word kleistos, meaning "closed mouth".[1]

Habitat

Description

Cleisostoma simondii grows to a length of 30–40 centimetres (12–16 in) or more, with numerous aerial roots that grow out of the stems. This hardy orchid grows thin, stem-like jointed leaves 10–28 centimetres (3.9–11.0 in) long that are fleshy, terete, linear year round, with the whole plant colors ranging from green to dark green under humid, low light conditions, to red to purple under drier more sunlit conditions. The flowers buds develop in late September, blooming long-lasting flowers from October to early November, on a spike up to 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in) long, composed from one to eleven flowers, averaging six to seven flowers, with each flower averaging 1.5 cm (15mm) in diameter.[2] [3] [4]

Gallery

  • Cleisostoma simondii Orchid Flowers up close.

  • Cleisostoma simondii Orchid flowering.

  • Cleisostoma simondii Orchids growing wild in a massive Clonal colony in Hong Kong, China.

  • A group of wild Cleisostoma simondii Orchids flowering in a tree branch in Hong Kong.

References

  1. ↑ https://lab.troymeyers.com/flasking/item.php?kind=flask&id=TN6092
  2. ↑ http://www.fotop.net/hkwildorchid/Cle_sim_var_gua
  3. ↑ http://www.orchidspecies.com/cleissimondii.htm
  4. ↑ http://exoticbulbophyllum.tripod.com/cleisostoma/Cleisostoma_simondii.htm
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