Cleisostoma racemiferum (Lindl.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 173 (1972) (syn: Aerides racemifera (Lindl.) Wall. ex Hook.f.; Cleisostoma chrysomelas (Rchb.f.) Garay ; Cleisostoma striolatum (Rchb.f.) Garay ; Gastrochilus racemifer (Lindl.) Kuntze ; Saccolabium racemiferum Lindl. ; Sarcanthus affinis Wall. ex Hook.f. ; Sarcanthus chrysomelas Rchb.f. ; Sarcanthus lorifolius C.S.P.Parish ex Hook.f. ; Sarcanthus manlinensis Guillaumin ; Sarcanthus pallidus Lindl. ; Sarcanthus racemifer (Lindl.) Rchb.f. ; Sarcanthus striolatus Rchb.f. ; Sarcanthus tricolor Rchb.f. ; Sarcanthus yunnanensis Schltr. );
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E. Nepal to China (Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Common name: Spiked Closed-Mouth Orchid
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Cleisostoma racemiferum from Imphal: 2 images.
Cleisostoma racemiferum in cultivation in Imphal, Manipur, identified by Pankaj Kumar.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Flowers of India IOSPE Photos Bhutan Biodiversity Portal image Bhutan Biodiversity Portal India Biodiversity Portal Wikimedia Commons Flora and Fauna web