title: Cryptochilus
text: # Cryptochilus
  
  Cryptochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.
  
  ## Species
  
  As of March 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
  
  * Cryptochilus acuminatus (Griff.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  * Cryptochilus ctenostachyus Gagnep. - Vietnam
  * Cryptochilus luteus Lindl. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam
  * Cryptochilus petelotii Gagnep. - Vietnam
  * Cryptochilus roseus (Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood - Hainan, Hong Kong
  * Cryptochilus sanguineus Wall. - Yunnan, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam
  * Cryptochilus siamensis (Schltr.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  * Cryptochilus strictus (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen
  