Cryptophoranthus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cryptophoranthus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cryptophoranthus (Greek, meaning to bear hidden flowers). Orchidaceae. A few Trop. American orchids closely allied to Masdevallia and Pleurothallis, remarkable for the almost closed fl. within which is hidden the lip: sepals united at the base into a short tube and joined also at the apex, the petals being inside; there are openings or "windows" on either side where the sepals spread apart at their middles. The species require the cult, given Pleurothallis. Apparently none is in the American trade. C. maculatus, Rolfe (Pleurothallis maculata, Rolfe), is a little plant with numerous yellow densely crimson-spotted fls. C. Dayanus, Rolfe (Masdevdttia Dayanus, Reichb. f.). and C. alropurpureus, Rodr. (Pleurothallis and Masdevallia fenestrata, Hort.), may be expected; the former has upper sepal yellowish white and purple-spotted keels, and inferior sepals (joined) orange with brown spots; the latter has dark purple solitary fls. C. Moorei, Rolfe, has small dull red-purple fls. with darker lines, the lateral openings about ½in. long: Lvs. broadly elliptic, purple beneath, about 1½ in. long. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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