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Cryptochilus acuminatus

Cryptochilus acuminatus, synonym Eria carinata, is a species of orchid. It is native to Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Thailand, Vietnam and peninsular Malaysia.

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Cryptochilus acuminatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cryptochilus
Species:
C. acuminatus
Binomial name
Cryptochilus acuminatus
(Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
Synonyms1
  • Cryptochilus carinatus (Gibson ex Lindl.) H.Jiang
  • Eria carinata Gibson ex Lindl.
  • Eria fordii Rolfe
  • Eria rosea Wall.
  • Pinalia carinata (Gibson) Kuntze
  • Xiphosium acuminatum Griff.

Cryptochilus acuminatus, synonym Eria carinata, is a species of orchid. It is native to Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Thailand, Vietnam and peninsular Malaysia.1

Nudol is a phenanthrene of C. carinatus.2

References

References

  1. "Cryptochilus acuminatus (Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-03-21
  2. Nudol, a phenanthrene of the orchids Eulophia nuda, Eria carinata and Eria stricta. S Bhandari, Phytochemistry, January 1985, volume 24, issue 4, pages 801-804, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84898-0