Cryptochilus

Cryptochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.^[2][3]

Cryptochilus
Cryptochilus roseus (type species)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Podochileae
Subtribe:	Eriinae
Genus:	Cryptochilus Wall.[1]

Species

As of March 2021^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[1][4]

• Cryptochilus acuminatus (Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
• Cryptochilus ctenostachyus Gagnep. - Vietnam
• Cryptochilus luteus Lindl. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam
• Cryptochilus petelotii Gagnep. - Vietnam
• Cryptochilus roseus (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood - Hainan, Hong Kong
• Cryptochilus sanguineus Wall. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam
• Cryptochilus siamensis (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
• Cryptochilus strictus (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera