Cryptopus

Cryptopus elatus (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Cryptopus
Species: C. brachiatus – C. dissectus – C. elatus – C. paniculatus

Name

Cryptopus Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 817 (1824)

• Type species: Cryptopus elatus  (Thouars) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 817 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1824. Botanical Register, 10: t. 817.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 376 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cryptopus. Accessed: 2020 Dec 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cryptopus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 10. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cryptopus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cryptopus. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Cryptopus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 10.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cryptopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 10.

Vernacular names

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