Cryptarrhena

Cryptarrhena
Cryptarrhena lunata
1816 illustration from
The botanical register
(inaccurate as the inflorescence should be pendulous)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Cryptarrhena
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Clinhymenia A.Rich. & Galeotti
  • Orchidofunckia A.Rich. & Galeotti

Cryptarrhena is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). It is the only genus in the tribe Cymbidieae, subtribe Zygopetalinae. It consists of 3 known species, native to the New World Tropics.[1]

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