Chorigyne is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1989. All the known species are native to Costa Rica and Panama.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesEriksson, Roger. 1989. Chorigyne, a new genus of the Cyclanthaceae from Central America. Nordic Journal of Botany 9(1): 33-45Correa A., M.D., C. Galdames & M. Stapf. 2004. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá 1–599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, PanamáHammel, B. E. 2003. Cyclanthaceae. In: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 92: 424–455
Species Chorigyne cylindrica R.Erikss. - Costa Rica + Panama Chorigyne densiflora R.Erikss. - Panama Chorigyne ensiformis (Hook.f.) R.Erikss. - Costa Rica + Panama Chorigyne paucinervis R.Erikss. - Panama Chorigyne pendula (Hammel) R.Erikss. - Costa Rica + Panama Chorigyne pterophylla R.Erikss. - Costa Rica + Panama Chorigyne tumescens R.Erikss. - Panama
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