Cirrhaea is a genus of orchids, comprising 7 recognized species, all endemic to Brazil.[1][2]

Cirrhaea
Cirrhaea dependens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Cirrhaea
Lindl. (1825)
Type species
Cirrhaea dependens
(Lodd.) Loudon (1830)
Synonyms[1]
  • Scleropterys Scheidw. (1839)
  • Sarcoglossum Beer (1954)

List of species edit

  1. Cirrhaea dependens (Lodd.) Loudon (1830)
  2. Cirrhaea fuscolutea Lindl. (1833)
  3. Cirrhaea loddigesii Lindl. (1832)
  4. Cirrhaea longiracemosa Hoehne (1933)
  5. Cirrhaea nasuta Brade (1949)
  6. Cirrhaea seidelii Pabst (1972)
  7. Cirrhaea silvana V.P. Castro & Campacci (1990)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro