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Cryptopus (plant)

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Genus of orchids

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

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

References

  1. http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/87/87be8b1e-908e-4e04-9ee6-30c438354458.pdf
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Taxon identifiers
Cryptopus


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