- Cryptarrhena
-
Cryptarrhena Cryptarrhena lunata, Illustration. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Cryptarrheneae Genus: Cryptarrhena
R.Br.Cryptarrhena is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) with about 4 species. It is the only genus comprised by the tribe Cryptarrheneae.
The genus Orchidofunckia A.Rich. & Galeotti is generally considered a synonym of Cryptarrhena.
List of species
- Cryptarrhena guatemalensis Schltr. (1911)
- Cryptarrhena kegelii Rchb.f. (1852)
- Cryptarrhena lunata R.Br. (1816
Categories:- Orchid genera
- Epidendroideae
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.