Cryptostylidinae is a subtribe of the

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 ...

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Diurideae Diurideae is a tribe of orchid in the subfamily Orchidoideae. It contains about 40 accepted genera. , its division into subtribes remained unclear. Genera Chase et al. (2015) accepted the following genera. Some have since been combined. *'' Ac ...

. Members of this subtribe are found in

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, the

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, and

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Classification

This subtribe includes the following genera and species: *''

Coilochilus ''Coilochilus'' is a genus of terrestrial orchids containing only one species, ''Coilochilus neocaledonicum'', endemic to New Caledonia. This monotypic genus was described by German botanist Rudolf Schlechter in 1906 and is now placed in the subt ...

Schltr. Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids. He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America an ...

**''C. neocaledonicum'' Schltr. *''

Cryptostylis ''Cryptostylis'', commonly known as tongue orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family. Tongue orchids are terrestrial herbs with one to a few stalked leaves at the base of the flowering stem, or leafless. One to a few dull co ...

'' R.Br. **'' C. acutata'' J.J.Sm. **'' C. apiculata'' J.J.Sm. **'' C. arachnites'' ( Blume)

Hassk. Justus Carl Hasskarl (6 December 1811 – 5 January 1894) was a German explorer and botanist specializing in pteridophytes, bryophytes and spermatophytes. Biography Justus Carl Hasskarl was born in Kassel in the Kingdom of Westphalia. In ...

**'' C. arfakensis'' J.J.Sm. **'' C. carinata'' J.J.Sm. **'' C. clemensii'' (

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& C.Schweinf.) J.J.Sm **'' C. concava'' Schltr. **'' C. conspicua'' J.J.Sm. **'' C. erecta'' R.Br. **'' C. filiformis'' Blume **'' C. gracilis'' Schltr. **'' C. hamadryas'' Schltr. **'' C. hunteriana'' Nicholls **'' C. javanica'' J.J.Sm. **'' C. lancilabris'' Schltr. **'' C. leptochila''

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**'' C. ligulata'' J.J.Sm. **'' C. maculata'' (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. **'' C. ovata'' R.Br. **'' C. sigmoidea'' J.J.Sm. **'' C. sororia'' Schltr. **'' C. subulata'' ( Labill.) Rchb.f. **'' C. taiwaniana'' Masam.

References

Orchid subtribes {{Orchidoideae-stub

Classification

See also

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