Dicrypta

Lindley ,Gen. and Sp. Orch .Pl. (1830) , 44 .

Maxilarieae . II, III, .Gr. di-(double) ,kryptos (hidden) . Alluding either to the manner in which the anther is set in a cavity of the clinandrium or in reference to the short peduncle of the inflorescence which is completely hidden by the conduplicate basal leaf -sheaths .