Cirrhopetalum

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Cirrhopetalum
Cirrhopetalum var. Copper Queen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Dendrobieae
Subtribe:	Bulbophyllinae
Genus:	Cirrhopetalum Lindl.
Species
See text.

Cirrhopetalum, abbreviated as Cirr in horticultural trade, is a genus of epiphyte orchids (family Orchidaceae, subfamily Epidendroideae). This genus is very closely related to Bulbophyllum and its members have been until recently considered to be in the genus Bulbophyllum. The taxon name comes from Latin cirrus (fringe) and Greek petalon (petal), hence meaning fringed-petaled.

Description[]

Plants in this genus are usually small plants with creeping rhizomes. Features that distinguish this genus from Bulbophyllum are:

• The dorsal sepal of Cirrhopetalum is much smaller than the usually inrolled lateral sepal which has adnate margins.
• There is generally an umbellate inflorescence which can be upright, pendulous or arching.
• The pseudobulbs are conical-shaped and obscurely angled with a single spoon-like leaf atop each pseudobulb.

Species[]

• Cirrhopetalum abbreviatum Rchb. f. 1881.
• Garay 1999.
• (J.J. Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum auratum
• (Ames) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum biflorum
• Rolfe 1893.
• Cirrhopetalum campanulatum
• Garay, Hamer, & Siegrist 1996.
• (Ridl.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum elegans Teijsm. & Binn. 1862.
• Cirrhopetalum fascinator
• (J.J. Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• [Koenig] Seidenfadden & Ormerad 1995.
• Cirrhopetalum frostii (Summerh.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Hook. f. 1896.
• Cirrhopetalum gracillimum
• (J.J. Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Kraenzl. 1916.
• Cirrhopetalum maculosum
• Cirrhopetalum mastersianum
• Cirrhopetalum medusae
• (J.J. Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist1994.
• Ridley 1898.
• Cirrhopetalum ornatissimum
• (S.S. Ying & C. Chen) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• (Par. & Rchb.f.) Hook.f. 1890.
• (Ridl.) Rolfe ex Ridl. 1924.
• Cirrhopetalum putidum
• Zoll. 1847.
• Rolfe 1893.
• Lindl. 1830
• (Ames) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• (Ridl.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Rchb. f. 1887.
• (Parish & Rchb. f.) Hook. f. 1896.
• (Hance) Rolfe 1903.
• Rchb. f. 1881.
• S.Y. Hu & Barretto 1976.
• Cirrhopetalum vaginatum
• (Ames) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.

Hybrids[]

Cultivars[]

References[]

• Braem GJ. 1986 Bulbophyllum oder Cirrhopetalum. Orchidee, 37. (5)
• Leslie A. Garay; Fritz Hamer; Emly S. Siegerist (1994). "The genus Cirrhopetalum and the genera of the Bulbophyllum alliance". Nordic Journal of Botany. 14 (6): 609–646. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb01080.x. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
• Rysy W. 2004 Cirrhopetalum - historical overview, critical remarks and new suggestions regarding the genus. Orchid Rev. 112. (1256): 77-81

External links[]

• Media related to Cirrhopetalum at Wikimedia Commons

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