Calyptrogyne

Calyptrogyne
Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Geonomateae
Genus: Calyptrogyne
H.Wendl.
Type species
Calyptrogyne spicigera
(K. Koch) H. Wendl.

Calyptrogyne is a genus in the palm family (Arecaceae). It is distributed across Central America, Colombia, and southern Mexico, with 11 of the 17 known species endemic to Panama. Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana is the most widespread and best studied species in this genus.

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