Family Orchidaceae Subfamily Orchidoideae Tribe Diurideae Subtribe Cryptostylidinae
Cryptostylidinae Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45 (1911) 381. Type genus: Cryptostylis R.Br.
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Terrestrials, herbaceouss, glabrous. Roots long and fleshy; tubers absent. Leaf absent or 1 or more per shoot, convolute, longer than wide, erect, coriaceous; petiole present. Inflorescence racemose. Flowers not resupinate, dull-coloured. Sepals about similar to the petals. Lip immobile on the base of the column, often much larger than the tepals; blade glabrous or hirsute, with or without calli, without nectar. Column short, without free filament and style parts; column foot absent; pollinarium with 4 pollinia. Fruit a dehiscent capsule.
(after Jones 2001)
Subtribe Cryptostylidinae is distributed in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indochina, Taiwan, Malesia, southwest and East Australia,the Pacific Islands east to Samoa, Neaw Caledonia and New Zealand.
- Jones, D.L. Subtribe Cryptostylidinae. In Pridgeon, A. M., P.J. Cribb, M.W. Chase & F.N. Rasmussen (Ed.). Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part 2), Vanilloideae. (2003) 115.
- Family Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
- Tribe Diurideae
- Subtribe Cryptostylidinae
Subtribe Cryptostylidinae in New Guinea contains 1 Genus:
Cryptostylis
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