Cryptanthus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Cryptanthus
Species: C. acaulis – C. alagoanus – C. aracruzensis – C. bahianus – C. beuckeri – C. bibarrensis – C. bivittatus – C. boanovensis – C. brevifolius – C. bromelioides – C. burle-marxii – C. capitatus – C. capitellatus – C. caracensis – C. caulescens – C. cochleatus – C. colnagoi – C. coriaceus – C. correia-araujoi – C. crassifolius – C. delicatus – C. diamantinensis – C. dianae – C. dorothyae – C. exaltatus – C. felixii – C. fernseeoides – C. ferrarius – C. fosterianus – C. giganteus – C. glaziovii – C. grazielae – C. ilhanus – C. incrassatus – C. lacerdae – C. latifolius – C. lavrasensis – C. leopoldo-horstii – C. leuzingerae – C. lubbersianus – C. lutherianus – C. lyman-smithii – C. makoyanus – C. marginatus – C. maritimus – C. microglazioui – C. micrus – C. minarum – C. mirabilis – C. odoratissimus – C. osiris – C. osyanus – C. pickelii – C. praetextus – C. pseudoglaziovii – C. pseudopetiolatus – C. pseudoscaposus – C. regius – C. reisii – C. reptans – C. rigidifolius – C. roberto-kautskyi – C. robsonianus – C. sanctaluciae – C. scaposus – C. schwackeanus – C. seidelianus – C. sergipensis – C. tabuleiricola – C. teretifolius – C. tiradentesensis – C. ubairensis – C. venecianus – C. viridipetalus – C. viridovinosus – C. walkerianus – C. warasii – C. warren-loosei – C. whitmanii – C. zonatus
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cryptanthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 22. Reference page.

Name

Cryptanthus Otto & A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 4: 298 (1836), nom. cons.

Type species: Cryptanthus bromelioides Otto & A. Dietr.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Pholidophyllum Vis., Index Seminum (PAD, Patavium) 1847: 4 (1847).
Madvigia Liebm., Index Seminum (C, Hauniensi) 1854: 26 (1854).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Brazil
E. Brazil

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Otto, C.F. & Dietrich, A.G., 1836. Allg. Gartenzeitung 4: 298.
Leme, E.M.C., Heller, S., Zizka, G. & Halbritter, H. 2017. New circumscription of Cryptanthus and new Cryptanthoid genera and subgenera (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) based on neglected morphological traits and molecular phylogeny. Phytotaxa 318(1): 1–88. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.318.1.1 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cryptanthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cryptanthus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 22 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Cryptanthus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 22.
Tropicos.org 2019. Cryptanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 22.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cryptanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
Cryptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek cryptos (hidden) and anthos (flower). This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Hoplocryptanthus Mez. All species of this genus are endemic to Brazil.[1][2] The common name for any Cryptanthus is "Earth star".[3]
Species

Cryptanthus acaulis (Lindley) Beer
var. ruber hortus ex Beer
Cryptanthus alagoanus Leme & J.A. Siqueira
Cryptanthus arelii H. Luther
Cryptanthus argyrophyllus Leme
Cryptanthus bahianus L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus beuckeri E. Morren
Cryptanthus bibarrensis Leme
Cryptanthus bivittatus (Hooker) Regel
var. atropurpureus Mez
Cryptanthus bromelioides Otto & Dietrich
Cryptanthus burle-marxii Leme
Cryptanthus capitatus Leme
Cryptanthus caracensis Leme & E. Gross
Cryptanthus caulescens I. Ramírez
Cryptanthus colnagoi Rauh & Leme
Cryptanthus coriaceus Leme
Cryptanthus correia-araujoi Leme
Cryptanthus crassifolius Leme
Cryptanthus delicatus Leme
Cryptanthus diamantinensis Leme
Cryptanthus dianae Leme
Cryptanthus dorothyae Leme
Cryptanthus exaltatus H. Luther
Cryptanthus felixii J.A. Siqueira & Leme
Cryptanthus fernseeoides Leme
Cryptanthus fosterianus L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus giganteus Leme & A.P. Fontana
Cryptanthus grazielae H. Luther
Cryptanthus glaziovii Mez
Cryptanthus incrassatus L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus lacerdae Antoine
Cryptanthus latifolius Leme
Cryptanthus lavrasensis Leme

Cryptanthus leuzingerae Leme
Cryptanthus lutherianus I. Ramírez
Cryptanthus lyman-smithii Leme
Cryptanthus marginatus L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus maritimus L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus microglazioui I. Ramírez
Cryptanthus minarum L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus odoratissimus Leme
Cryptanthus osiris W. Weber
Cryptanthus pickelii L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus praetextus E. Morren ex Baker
Cryptanthus pseudoglazioui Leme
Cryptanthus pseudopetiolatus Philcox
Cryptanthus pseudoscaposus L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus regius Leme
Cryptanthus reisii Leme
Cryptanthus reptans Leme & J.A. Siqueira
Cryptanthus roberto-kautskyi Leme
Cryptanthus ruthiae Philcox
Cryptanthus sanctaluciae Leme & L. Kollmann
Cryptanthus scaposus E. Pereira
Cryptanthus schwackeanus Mez
Cryptanthus seidelianus W. Weber
Cryptanthus sergipensis I. Ramírez
Cryptanthus sinuosus L.B. Smith
Cryptanthus teretifolius Leme
Cryptanthus tiradentesensis Leme
Cryptanthus ubairensis I. Ramírez
Cryptanthus vexatus Leme
Cryptanthus warren-loosei Leme
Cryptanthus whitmanii Leme
Cryptanthus zonatus (Visiani) Beer
var. zonatus
forma viridis hortus ex Mez
forma fuscus (Visiani) Mez

References

"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114.
"Cryptanthus or Earth Stars". Bromeliad Plant Care. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2021.