What is "cryptopus"

Cryptopus, abbreviated Crypt. in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus with 4 species native to Madagascar, Mauritius and La Réunion.

• Cryptopus brachiatus H.Perrier - Madagascar
• Cryptopus dissectus (Bosser) Bosser - Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion
• Cryptopus elatus (Thouars) Lindl. - Mauritius, Réunion
• Cryptopus paniculatus H.Perrier - Madagascar

Cryptopus is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to:

• Cryptopus (turtle), a genus of turtles in the Trionychidae family, now treated as a synonym of the genus Cyclanorbis
• Cryptopus (plant), a genus of plants in the Orchidaceae family