Cryptochilus Explained

Cryptochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.^{[1] [2]}

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[3]

• Cryptochilus acuminatus (Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
• Cryptochilus ctenostachyus Gagnep. - Vietnam
• Cryptochilus luteus Lindl. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam
• Cryptochilus petelotii Gagnep. - Vietnam
• Cryptochilus roseus (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood - Hainan, Hong Kong
• Cryptochilus sanguineus Wall. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam
• Cryptochilus siamensis (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
• Cryptochilus strictus (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• (1824) Tentamen Florae Napalensis Illustratae 36, pl. 26.
• 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 552 ff. Oxford University Press.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=51941 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108517 Flora of China v 25 p 361, 宿苞兰属 su bao lan shu, Cryptochilus
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=71231 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families