Cryptoglottis

Blume ,Bijdr. (1825) 296,t. 42.

Podochilineae .II, III, IV.Gr.kryptos(hidden) , phoros (bearing ) ,anthos (flower) .From a peculiarity of the flower upon which the genus was based : the flowers do not open normally ,the sepals remaining united both at the base and at the apex , thus hiding the petals, lip and are hidden in a pouch .