Cryptantha subamplexicaulis (Philippi) Reiche
Pronunciation: Cryp-tán-tha  sub-am-plex-i-caù-lis
Etymology: "under, with the leaf base clasping the stem"

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Cryptantha subamplexicaulis
(Finger, Macaya, Márquez, Teillier 94)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha subamplexicaulis
(Finger, Macaya, Márquez, Teillier 94)
Nutlet, ventral view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha subamplexicaulis
(Finger, Macaya, Márquez, Teillier 94)
Nutlet, side view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha subamplexicaulis
(Finger, Macaya, Márquez, Teillier 94)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha subamplexicaulis
(Finger, Macaya, Márquez, Teillier 94)
Nutlet, ventral view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha subamplexicaulis
(Finger, Macaya, Márquez, Teillier 94)
Nutlet, side view
Scale bar = 1 mm