Cryptochilus

Cryptochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.[2][3]

Cryptochilus
Cryptochilus roseus (type species)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Genus: Cryptochilus
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Species

As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1][4]

  • Cryptochilus acuminatus (Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  • Cryptochilus ctenostachyus Gagnep. - Vietnam
  • Cryptochilus luteus Lindl. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Cryptochilus petelotii Gagnep. - Vietnam
  • Cryptochilus roseus (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood - Hainan, Hong Kong
  • Cryptochilus sanguineus Wall. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Cryptochilus siamensis (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  • Cryptochilus strictus (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen

See also

References

  • Wallich, N. (1824) Tentamen Florae Napalensis Illustratae 36, pl. 26.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 552 ff. Oxford University Press.


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