Cryptophoranthus

Barbosa-Rodrigues ,Nov. Gen. et. Sp. Orch. 2 (1882) , 79 .

Pleurothallideae .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 other floral parts within the closed sepals .