Cyperaceae taxon details
Cryptangium Schrad. ex Nees
- Species Cryptangium verticillatum (Spreng.) Vitta
- Species Cryptangium arundinaceum Boeckeler accepted as Lagenocarpus rigidus subsp. rigidus (Kunth) Nees
- Species Cryptangium brevifolium Boeckeler accepted as Lagenocarpus rigidus subsp. tenuifolius (Boeckeler) T.Koyama & Maguire
- Species Cryptangium campestre (Nees) Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia minarum (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium ciliatum Boeckeler accepted as Cryptangium verticillatum (Spreng.) Vitta
- Species Cryptangium claussenii C.B.Clarke accepted as Krenakia claussenii (C.B.Clarke) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium comatum Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia comata (Boeckeler) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium cubense (Kük.) Vitta ex W.Bonet accepted as Krenakia cubensis (Kük.) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium densifolium (Nees) Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia minarum (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium dioicum Boeckeler accepted as Lagenocarpus rigidus subsp. rigidus (Kunth) Nees
- Species Cryptangium distichophyllum Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia minarum (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium dracaenula (Nees) Boeckeler accepted as Cephalocarpus dracaenula Nees
- Species Cryptangium glaziovii Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia minarum (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium griseum Boeckeler accepted as Lagenocarpus griseus (Boeckeler) H.Pfeiff.
- Species Cryptangium humile (Nees) Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia humilis (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium insigne Boeckeler accepted as Lagenocarpus alboniger (A.St.-Hil.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Cryptangium junciforme (Kunth) Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia junciformis (Kunth) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium kuntzeanum Boeckeler accepted as Lagenocarpus rigidus subsp. rigidus (Kunth) Nees
- Species Cryptangium leptocladium (Poepp. ex Kunth) Boeckeler accepted as Cryptangium verticillatum (Spreng.) Vitta
- Species Cryptangium melanocarpum Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia minarum (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium minarum (Nees) Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia minarum (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium nudipes C.B.Clarke accepted as Krenakia junciformis (Kunth) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium parvulum C.B.Clarke accepted as Lagenocarpus parvulus (C.B.Clarke) H.Pfeiff.
- Species Cryptangium pauciflorum Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia junciformis (Kunth) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium paucifolium Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia minarum (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium polyphyllum (Nees) Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia polyphylla (Nees) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium schenckianum Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia triquetra (Boeckeler) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium stellatum Boeckeler accepted as Didymiandrum stellatum (Boeckeler) Gilly
- Species Cryptangium strictum (Kunth) H.Pfeiff. accepted as Cryptangium verticillatum (Spreng.) Vitta
- Species Cryptangium strictum C.B.Clarke accepted as Lagenocarpus clarkei H.Pfeiff.
- Species Cryptangium tenuifolium Boeckeler accepted as Lagenocarpus rigidus subsp. tenuifolius (Boeckeler) T.Koyama & Maguire
- Species Cryptangium tremulum (Nees) Boeckeler accepted as Lagenocarpus rigidus subsp. rigidus (Kunth) Nees
- Species Cryptangium triquetrum Boeckeler accepted as Krenakia triquetra (Boeckeler) S.M.Costa
- Species Cryptangium uliginosum Schrad. ex Nees accepted as Cryptangium verticillatum (Spreng.) Vitta
- Species Cryptangium junciforme (Kunth) Boeck. (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Cryptangium parviflorum Boeckeler (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Cryptangium parviflorum T.Durand & B.D.Jacks. (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Cryptangium scheckianum Boeckeler (uncertain > unassessed)
terrestrial
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data:
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Cryptangium Schrad. ex Nees. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1675246 on 2025-09-11
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