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Cleistes costaricensis (Cleistes costaricensis)

Description

Cleistes costaricensis is a flowering plant in the Lan family . This species was first described by Christenson in 1992. Cleistes is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) that contains approximately 40–50 species, most of them native to South America, with a few species extending north into Costa Rica and Trinidad.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Cleistes