Cryptarrhena

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Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Cymbidieae Rank Genus		Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Zygopetalinae

Similar Chaubardia, Batemannia, Koellensteinia, Cyrtidiorchis, Warrea

Cryptarrhena is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). It is the only genus in the tribe Cymbidieae, subtribe Zygopetalinae. It consists of 3 known species, native to the New World Tropics.

List of species

Cryptarrhena guatemalensis Schltr. (1911) - Central America, Trinidad, South America as far south as Brazil and Peru

Cryptarrhena kegelii Rchb.f. (1852) - South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia

Cryptarrhena lunata R.Br. (1816) - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad, Jamaica

References

Cryptarrhena Wikipedia

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