Cryptochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of China v 25 p 361, 宿苞兰属 su bao lan shu, Cryptochilus
Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Cryptochilus acuminatus (Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen Cryptochilus ctenostachyus Gagnep. - Vietnam Cryptochilus luteus Lindl. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam Cryptochilus petelotii Gagnep. - Vietnam Cryptochilus roseus (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood - Hainan, Hong Kong Cryptochilus sanguineus Wall. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam Cryptochilus siamensis (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen Cryptochilus strictus (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
References
(1824) Tentamen Florae Napalensis Illustratae 36, pl. 26. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 552 ff. Oxford University Press.
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