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Cryptanthus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{distinguish|talt=Cryptantha}}

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|image = JWGII_Cryptanthus_zonatus_02.JPG

|image_caption = Cryptanthus zonatus

|taxon = Cryptanthus

|authority = Otto & A.Dietr.

|synonyms_ref =

|synonyms = *Madvigia Liebm.

  • Pholidophyllum Vis.

}}

Cryptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek cryptos (hidden) and anthos (flower). The genus formerly had two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and subgenus Hoplocryptanthus Mez which has been raised to the separate genus Hoplocryptanthus. All species of this genus are endemic to Brazil. The common name for any Cryptanthus is "Earth star".

Species

{{As of|2022|November}}, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

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Former species

A major revision of Cryptanthus in 2017 based on both morphological and molecular characters elevated a former subgenus to the genus Hoplocryptanthus and created two new genera, Forzzaea and Rokautskyia, transferring many former Cryptanthus species to these three genera.

=Transferred to ''Forzzaea''=

  • Cryptanthus leopoldo-horstii Rauh → Forzzaea leopoldo-horstii (Rauh) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka
  • Cryptanthus micrus Louzada, Wand. & Versieux → Forzzaea micra (Louzada, Wand. & Versieux) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka
  • Cryptanthus warasii E.Pereira → Forzzaea warasii (E.Pereira) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka

=Transferred to ''Haplocryptanthus''=

=Transferred to ''Rokautskyia''=

References

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{{cite web |title=Cryptanthus or Earth Stars |url=https://www.bromeliads.info/cryptanthus-earth-stars/ |website=Bromeliad Plant Care |access-date=19 April 2021 |language=en |date=25 May 2012}}

{{citation |mode=cs1 |last1=Gouda |first1=E.J. |last2=Butcher |first2=D. |last3=Gouda |first3=C.S. |date=2022 |title=genus Hoplocryptanthus (Mez) Leme, S. Heller & Zizka |website=Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads |publisher=Utrecht University Botanic Gardens |url=https://bromeliad.nl/species/Hoplocryptanthus |access-date=2022-11-10}}

{{Cite journal |last1=Leme |first1=E.M.C. |last2=Heller |first2=S. |last3=Zizka |first3=G. |last4=Halbritter |first4=H. |date=2017 |title=New circumscription of Cryptanthus and new Cryptanthoid genera and subgenera (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) based on neglected morphological traits and molecular phylogeny |journal=Phytotaxa |volume=318 |issue=1 |pages=1–88 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.318.1.1 |name-list-style=amp }}

{{cite journal |last1=Martinelli |first1=Gustavo |last2=Vieira |first2=Cláudia Magalhães |last3=Gonzalez |first3=Marcos |last4=Leitman |first4=Paula |last5=Piratininga |first5=Andréa |last6=Costa |first6=Andrea Ferreira da |last7=Forzza |first7=Rafaela Campostrini |title=Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação |journal=Rodriguésia |date=January 2008 |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=209–258 |jstor=23499386 |doi=10.1590/2175-7860200859114 |trans-title=Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation |language=pt-BR|doi-access=free }}

{{cite web |title=Cryptanthus Otto & A.Dietr.. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:4910-1 |access-date=2022-11-18 }}

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091004024700/http://bsi.org/brom_info/gallery/Cryptanthus/ BSI Genera Gallery] photos
  • http://fcbs.org/pictures/Cryptanthus.htm

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Category:Endemic flora of Brazil

Category:Bromeliaceae genera