Cryptopus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Cryptopus
Overview of species (4)

C. brachiatus – C. dissectus – C. elatus – C. paniculatus
Name

Cryptopus Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 817 (1824)

Type species: Cryptopus elatus (Thouars) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 817 (1825)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion.

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

Lindley, J. 1824. Botanical Register, 10: t. 817.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 376 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cryptopus. Accessed: 2022 Feb 3.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cryptopus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 3. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cryptopus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 3. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Cryptopus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cryptopus. Published online. Accessed: 3 Feb 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Cryptopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Feb 2022.

Vernacular names

Cryptopus, abbreviated Crypt. in the horticultural trade,[1] is an orchid genus with 4 species native to Madagascar, Mauritius and La Réunion.[2]

Cryptopus brachiatus H.Perrier - Madagascar
Cryptopus dissectus (Bosser) Bosser - Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion
Cryptopus elatus (Thouars) Lindl. - Mauritius, Réunion
Cryptopus paniculatus H.Perrier - Madagascar

References

http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/87/87be8b1e-908e-4e04-9ee6-30c438354458.pdf[permanent dead link]
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families