Cryptarrhena

Cryptarrhena lunata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Cryptarrhena

Overview of species (3)

C. guatemalensis – C. kegelii – C. lunata

Name

Cryptarrhena R.Br., Bot. Reg. 2: t. 153 (1816)

• Type species: Cryptarrhena lunata R.Br., Bot. Reg. 2: t. 153 (1816)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Clinhymenia A.Rich. & Galeotti, Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 18: 512 (1844)
  • Orchidofunckia A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., III, 3: 24 (1845)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. (1816) Botanical Register, 2: t. 153.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 484 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cryptarrhena. Accessed: 2022 Feb 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cryptarrhena in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 3. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cryptarrhena in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cryptarrhena. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cryptarrhena. Published online. Accessed: 3 Feb 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cryptarrhena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Feb 2022.

Vernacular names

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