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Cleisomeria

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Cleisomeria
Detail of Cleisomeria pilosula inflorescence
Botanical illustration of Cleisomeria lanatum (right) and Polystachya odorata (left)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Cleisomeria
Lindl. ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon
Type species
Cleisomeria lanatum
Lindl. ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon

Cleisomeria is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae native to southeast Asia from Bangladesh to Borneo.[1]

Taxonomy

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Species

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The genus contains two accepted species:[1]

  • Cleisomeria lanatum (Lindl.) Lindl. ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon - Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo
  • Cleisomeria pilosulum (Gagnep.) Seidenf. & Garay - Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia

Physiology

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Various alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, steroids, glycosides, quinines, coumarins, proteins, and resins have been isolated from Cleisomeria lanatum. The isolated compounds have been shown to exhibit some potential as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and thrombolytic agents.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cleisomeria Lindl. ex G.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ Rahman, M., Surag, A. T., Begum, R., Hossain Tusher, M., & Huda, M. K. (2022). "Phytochemical, Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Thrombolytic Properties of Cleisomeria lanatum (Lindl.) Lindl. ex G. Don." Scientifica, 2022.


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