Cryptanthus

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: • Cryptanthus acaulis (Lindl.) Beer • Cryptanthus alagoanus Leme & J.A.Siqueira • Cryptanthus apiculatantherus D.M.C.Ferreira, E.M.Almeida & Louzada • Cryptanthus bahianus L.B.Sm. • Cryptanthus beuckeri É.Morren • Cryptanthus bibarrensis Leme • Cryptanthus bivittatus (Hook.) Regel • Cryptanthus boanovensis Leme • Cryptanthus brevibracteatus D.M.C.Ferreira & Louzada • Cryptanthus brevifolius Leme • Cryptanthus bromelioides Otto & A.Dietr. • Cryptanthus capitatus Leme • Cryptanthus capitellatus Leme & L.Kollmann • Cryptanthus colnagoi Rauh & Leme • Cryptanthus coriaceus Leme • Cryptanthus correia-araujoi Leme • Cryptanthus crassifolius Leme • Cryptanthus cruzalmensis Leme & E.H.Souza • Cryptanthus delicatus Leme • Cryptanthus diamantinensis Leme • Cryptanthus dianae Leme • Cryptanthus dorothyae Leme • Cryptanthus felixii J.A.Siqueira & Leme • Cryptanthus flesheri E.H.Souza & Leme • Cryptanthus giganteus Leme & A.P.Fontana • Cryptanthus grazielae H.Luther • Cryptanthus guanduensis Leme & L.Kollmann • Cryptanthus heimenii P.J.Braun & Gonç.Brito • Cryptanthus ilhanus Leme • Cryptanthus incrassatus L.B.Sm. • Cryptanthus lacerdae Van Geert • Cryptanthus lutandensis E.H.Souza & Leme • Cryptanthus lutherianus I.Ramírez • Cryptanthus lyman-smithii Leme • Cryptanthus marginatus L.B.Sm. • Cryptanthus maritimus L.B.Sm. • Cryptanthus minarum L.B.Sm. • Cryptanthus osiris W.Weber • Cryptanthus pickelii L.B.Sm. • Cryptanthus praetextus É.Morren ex Baker • Cryptanthus pseudopetiolatus Philcox • Cryptanthus reisii Leme • Cryptanthus reptans Leme & J.A.Siqueira • Cryptanthus rigidifolius Leme • Cryptanthus robsonianus Leme • Cryptanthus ruthiae Philcox • Cryptanthus santateresinhensis Leme • Cryptanthus santosii Leme & E.H.Souza • Cryptanthus seidelianus W.Weber • Cryptanthus sergipensis I.Ramírez • Cryptanthus solidadeanus Leme & E.H.Souza • Cryptanthus tabuleiricola Leme & L.Kollmann • Cryptanthus teretifolius Leme • Cryptanthus ubairensis I.Ramírez • Cryptanthus univittatus Leme • Cryptanthus venecianus Leme & L.Kollmann • Cryptanthus viridipetalus Leme & L.Kollmann • Cryptanthus viridovinosus Leme • Cryptanthus walkerianus Leme & L.Kollmann • Cryptanthus warren-loosei Leme • Cryptanthus zonatus (Lem.) Vis. ==Former species==

A major revision of Cryptanthus in 2017 based on both morphological and molecular characters elevated a former subgenus to the genus Hoplocryptanthus and created two new genera, Forzzaea and Rokautskyia, transferring many former Cryptanthus species to these three genera. Transferred to Forzzaea • Cryptanthus leopoldo-horstii Rauh → Forzzaea leopoldo-horstii (Rauh) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka • Cryptanthus micrus Louzada, Wand. & Versieux → Forzzaea micra (Louzada, Wand. & Versieux) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka • Cryptanthus warasii E.Pereira → Forzzaea warasii (E.Pereira) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka Transferred to Haplocryptanthus • Cryptanthus caracensis Leme & E.Gross → Hoplocryptanthus caracensis • Cryptanthus ferrarius Leme & C.C.Paula → Hoplocryptanthus ferrarius • Cryptanthus glaziovii Mez → Hoplocryptanthus glaziovii • Cryptanthus lavrasensis Leme → Hoplocryptanthus lavrasensis • Cryptanthus regius Leme → Hoplocryptanthus regius • Cryptanthus schwackeanus Mez → Hoplocryptanthus schwackeanus • Cryptanthus tiradentesensis Leme → Hoplocryptanthus tiradentesensis Transferred to Rokautskyia • Cryptanthus caulescens I.Ramírez → Rokautskyia caulescens • Cryptanthus exaltatus H.Luther → Rokautskyia exaltata • Cryptanthus fernseeoides Leme → Rokautskyia fernseeoides • Cryptanthus latifolius Leme → Rokautskyia latifolia • Cryptanthus leuzingerae Leme → Rokautskyia leuzingerae • Cryptanthus microglazioui I.Ramírez → Rokautskyia microglazioui (I.Ramírez) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka • Cryptanthus odoratissimus Leme → Rokautskyia odoratissima • Cryptanthus pseudoglaziovii Leme → Rokautskyia pseudoglaziovii • Cryptanthus pseudoscaposus L.B.Sm. → Rokautskyia pseudoscaposa • Cryptanthus roberto-kautskyi Leme → Rokautskyia roberto-kautskyi • Cryptanthus sanctaluciae Leme & L.Kollmann → Rokautskyia sanctaluciae • Cryptanthus scaposus E.Pereira → Rokautskyia scaposa • Cryptanthus whitmanii Leme → Rokautskyia whitmanii Transferred to Siqueiranthus • Cryptanthus cinereus D.M.C.Ferreira & Louzada → Siqueiranthus cinereus ==References==