Cyrtochilum falcipetalum is an epiphytic orchid native to Venezuela. Its most notable characteristic is its inflorescence which is a "scrambling, flexuous" panicle up to twenty feet (six meters) in length[1] and consisting of up to ten exquisitely sculpted three-inch, reddish-brown and yellow flowers.
| Cyrtochilum falcipetalum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cyrtochilum |
| Species: | C. falcipetalum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtochilum falcipetalum (Lindl.) Kraenzl.
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References edit
- ^ Graf, Alfred B. (1970). Exotica 3. East Rutherford, New Jersey: Roehrs Co. p. 1665.