Cryptarrhena Explained

Cryptarrhena is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). 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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=51876 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families