Cryptanthus

Earth Star
Cryptanthus zonatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Cryptanthus Otto & A.Dietr.
Synonyms[1]
Pholidophyllum Vis. Madvigia Liebm.

Cryptanthus is a genus in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “cryptos” (hidden) and “anthos” (flower). This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Hoplocryptanthus Mez. All species of this genus are endemic to Brazil.^[1][2] The common name for any Cryptanthus is "Earth Star".^[3]

Species

Cryptanthus acaulis (Lindley) Beer var. ruber hortus ex Beer Cryptanthus alagoanus Leme & J.A. Siqueira Cryptanthus arelii H. Luther Cryptanthus argyrophyllus Leme Cryptanthus bahianus L.B. Smith Cryptanthus beuckeri E. Morren Cryptanthus bibarrensis Leme Cryptanthus bivittatus (Hooker) Regel var. atropurpureus Mez Cryptanthus bromelioides Otto & Dietrich Cryptanthus burle-marxii Leme Cryptanthus capitatus Leme Cryptanthus caracensis Leme & E. Gross Cryptanthus caulescens I. Ramírez Cryptanthus colnagoi Rauh & Leme Cryptanthus coriaceus Leme Cryptanthus correia-araujoi Leme Cryptanthus crassifolius Leme Cryptanthus delicatus Leme Cryptanthus diamantinensis Leme Cryptanthus dianae Leme Cryptanthus dorothyae Leme Cryptanthus exaltatus H. Luther Cryptanthus felixii J.A. Siqueira & Leme Cryptanthus fernseeoides Leme Cryptanthus fosterianus L.B. Smith Cryptanthus giganteus Leme & A.P. Fontana Cryptanthus glazioui Mez Cryptanthus grazielae H. Luther Cryptanthus incrassatus L.B. Smith Cryptanthus lacerdae Antoine Cryptanthus latifolius Leme Cryptanthus lavrasensis Leme Cryptanthus leopoldo-horstii Rauh

Cryptanthus leuzingerae Leme Cryptanthus lutherianus I. Ramírez Cryptanthus lyman-smithii Leme Cryptanthus marginatus L.B. Smith Cryptanthus maritimus L.B. Smith Cryptanthus microglazioui I. Ramírez Cryptanthus minarum L.B. Smith Cryptanthus odoratissimus Leme Cryptanthus osiris W. Weber Cryptanthus pickelii L.B. Smith Cryptanthus praetextus E. Morren ex Baker Cryptanthus pseudoglazioui Leme Cryptanthus pseudopetiolatus Philcox Cryptanthus pseudoscaposus L.B. Smith Cryptanthus regius Leme Cryptanthus reisii Leme Cryptanthus reptans Leme & J.A. Siqueira Cryptanthus roberto-kautskyi Leme Cryptanthus ruthiae Philcox Cryptanthus sanctaluciae Leme & L. Kollmann Cryptanthus scaposus E. Pereira Cryptanthus schwackeanus Mez Cryptanthus seidelianus W. Weber Cryptanthus sergipensis I. Ramírez Cryptanthus sinuosus L.B. Smith Cryptanthus teretifolius Leme Cryptanthus tiradentesensis Leme Cryptanthus ubairensis I. Ramírez Cryptanthus vexatus Leme Cryptanthus warasii E. Pereira Cryptanthus warren-loosei Leme Cryptanthus whitmanii Leme Cryptanthus zonatus (Visiani) Beer var. zonatus forma viridis hortus ex Mez forma fuscus (Visiani) Mez

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
3. http://msuplants.com/pd.asp?pid=2885

External links

• BSI Genera Gallery photos
• http://fcbs.org/pictures/Cryptanthus.htm