Within the Cryptanthus
subg. Cryptanthus clade, the first divergent lineage is C. bahianus
(sect. Bahianae), sister group to a moderately to well-supported
clade (BS 84, PP 0.99) with C. colnagoi (sect. Cryptanthus), C. diamantinesis
(sect. Bahianae), C. warren-loosei, (sect. Bahianae), and
C. zonatus (sect. Zonatae).