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
Wall.[1]

Species edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b " Cryptochilus Wall.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-03-21
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 361, 宿苞兰属 su bao lan shu, Cryptochilus
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • 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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