Cryptopus (plant)

Cryptopus, abbreviated Crypt. in the horticultural trade,[1] is an orchid genus with 4 species native to Madagascar, Mauritius and La Réunion.[2]

  • Cryptopus brachiatus H.Perrier - Madagascar
  • Cryptopus dissectus (Bosser) Bosser - Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion
  • Cryptopus elatus (Thouars) Lindl. - Mauritius, Réunion
  • Cryptopus paniculatus H.Perrier - Madagascar

Cryptopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Cryptopus
Lindl.

References
  1. http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/87/87be8b1e-908e-4e04-9ee6-30c438354458.pdf%5B%5D
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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