''Cryptarrhena'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
s (family Orchidaceae). It consists of 3 known species, native to the New World Tropics.
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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
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Orchids of South America
Zygopetalinae genera
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
Zygopetalinae
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