Cryptarrhena
Encyclopedia
Cryptarrhena is a genus
of orchids (family Orchidaceae) with about 4 species. It is the only genus comprised by the tribe Cryptarrheneae.
The genus Orchidofunckia A.Rich. & Galeotti
is generally considered a synonym of Cryptarrhena.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of orchids (family Orchidaceae) with about 4 species. It is the only genus comprised by the tribe Cryptarrheneae.
The genus Orchidofunckia A.Rich. & Galeotti
Henri Guillaume Galeotti
Henri Guillaume Galeotti was a French-Belgian botanist and geologist of Italian parentage who was born in Paris. He specialized in the study of the family Cactaceae....
is generally considered a synonym of Cryptarrhena.
List of species
- Cryptarrhena guatemalensis Schltr. (1911)
- Cryptarrhena kegelii Rchb.f. (1852)
- Cryptarrhena lunata R.Br. (1816