Prior names

Caladenia cleistogama, nom.nud.

Calonemorchis cleistogama

Calonema cleistogamum

Etymology

Cleistogama from the Greek 'kleistos' meaning shut or closed and 'gamos' meaning gamete; referring to the fact that the flowers rarely open and is fertilised within the unopened flower.

Distribution and status

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