genus cleistes
Noun
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is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedmember holonym:
- cleistes divaricata, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, pogonia divaricata, spreading pogonia - orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
- cleistes rosea, pogonia rosea, rosebud orchid - orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
belongs to: family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowerssame as: cleistes
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