Calyptrochilum

Calyptrochilum
Calyptrochilum christyanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Alliance: Angraecum
Genus: Calyptrochilum
Kraenzl.
Type species
Calyptrochilum preussii (syn of C. emarginatum)
Kraenzl.

Calyptrochilum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family Orchidaceae[1] native to tropical Africa, with one species extending into Brazil.[2]

Two species are currently recognized (May 2014):[2]

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