Cryptarrhena is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). It consists of 3 known species, native to the New World Tropics.[1]

Cryptarrhena
Cryptarrhena lunata
1816 illustration from
The botanical register
(inaccurate as the inflorescence should be pendulous)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Epidendroideae
Tribe:Cymbidieae
Subtribe:Zygopetalinae
Genus:Cryptarrhena
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Clinhymenia A.Rich. & Galeotti
  • Orchidofunckia A.Rich. & Galeotti

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