Cryptotaenia

Cryptotaenia
Cryptotaenia japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Oenantheae
Genus: Cryptotaenia
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Type species
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Synonyms
  • Alacospermum Neck.
  • Deringa Adans.
  • Mesodiscus Raf.
  • Myrrha Mitch.

Cryptotaenia, or honewort, is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants, native to North America, Africa, and eastern Asia, growing wild in moist, shady places.