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Cryptostylis
Cryptostylis, commonly known as the tongue orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It was first defined by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown in 1810. The type species has since been designated as Cryptostylis erecta. Other species include Cryptostylis hunteriana and Cryptostylis subulata. Molecular study of their DNA shows the genus lies within the tribe Diurideae within the orchid family, having previously considered part of the Cranichideae. Together with the...
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Large Tongue Orchid
speciesCryptostylis subulata
bonnet orchid
speciesCryptostylis erecta
small tongue-orchid
speciesCryptostylis leptochila
Slipper Orchid
speciesCryptostylis ovata
Cryptostylis arachnites
speciesCryptostylis arachnites
Leafless Tongue Orchid
speciesCryptostylis hunteriana
Cryptostylis taiwaniana
speciesCryptostylis taiwaniana
Cryptostylis acutata
speciesCryptostylis acutata
Cryptostylis javanica
speciesCryptostylis javanica
Cryptostylis carinata
speciesCryptostylis carinata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 321108.