Cryptarrhena
| Cryptarrhena | |
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| 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. |
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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]
List of species
- Cryptarrhena guatemalensis Schltr. (1911) - Central America, Trinidad, South America as far south as Brazil and Peru
- Cryptarrhena kegelii Rchb.f. (1852) - South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia
- Cryptarrhena lunata R.Br. (1816) - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad, Jamaica
References
External links
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Data related to Cryptarrhena at Wikispecies
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