Cleisostomopsis
(pronounced: kly-soh-stoh-MOP-siss)
Classification
Vandeae subtribe Aeridinae
Overview
Epiphytes. Stems laxly pendent, slender, rooting at the base. Leaves terete, slender, pendent. Inflorescences short-pedunculate pendent racemes, the floral bracts minute. Flowers numerous, purple. Sepals and petals free, spreading, subsimilar, subequal. Lip three-lobed, spurred, with a low backwall callus. Column short, without wings, with a short foot, the rostellum large, flap-like; pollinia 4, in two tightly appressed pairs on a common stipe and viscidium.
Etymology
From Cleisotoma, a genus of orchids, and the Greek opsis, meaning resembling, referring to the similarity of this genus to Cleisostoma.
Distribution
A monotypic genus endemic to Vietnam.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Mount plants of Cleisostomopsis on salbs with a small pad of moisture-retaining material at the roots. Provide intermediate temperatures, bright light levels, and regular watering throughout the year.
Literature
Christenson, E. A. 1995. Sarcanthine genera 17: Cleisostomopsis Seidenf. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 64(4):392-394.
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