Cirrhaea

Cirrhaea
Cirrhaea
Cirrhaea dependens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Cirrhaea
Lindl. (1825)
Synonyms
  • Scleropterys Scheidw. (1839)
  • Sarcoglossum Beer (1954)

Cirrhaea is a genus of orchid, comprising 7 species endemic to Brazil.

List of species

  • Cirrhaea dependens (Lodd.) Loudon (1830)
  • Cirrhaea fuscolutea Lindl. (1833)
  • Cirrhaea loddigesii Lindl. (1832)
  • Cirrhaea longiracemosa Hoehne (1933)
  • Cirrhaea nasuta Brade (1949)
  • Cirrhaea seidelii Pabst (1972)
  • Cirrhaea silvana V.P. Castro & Campacci (1990)