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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Cirrhopetalum
| image = Cirrhopetalum Copper Queen.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Cirrhopetalum'' var. ''Copper Queen''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Dendrobieae]]
| subtribus = [[Bulbophyllinae]]
| genus = '''''Cirrhopetalum'''''
| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Cirrhopetalum''''' is a [[genus]] of [[epiphyte]] [[orchid]]s ([[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 language|Greek]] ''petalon'' (''petal''), hence meaning ''fringed-petaled''.
==Description==
Plants in this genus are usually small plants with creeping [[rhizome]]s. 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 [[pseudobulb]]s are conical-shaped and obscurely angled with a single spoon-like leaf atop each pseudobulb.
== Species ==
*''[[Cirrhopetalum africanum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum andersonii]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum annandalei]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum antenniferum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum auratum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum biflorum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum boninense]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum concinnum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum corolliferum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum cumingii]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum curtisii]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum cyclosepalon]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum fascinator]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum gracillimum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum japonicum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum lasiochilum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum lepidum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum lishanensis]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum longifolium]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum macraei]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum makoyanum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum medusae]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum picturatum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum puguahaanense]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum pulchrum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum purpurascens]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum retusiusculum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum taeniophyllum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum rothschildianum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum scrarsii]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum vaginatum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum verstrifolia]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum wendlandianum]]''
== Hybrids ==
*''[[Cirrhopetalum Elizabeth Ann 'Jean' (Cirr. longissimum x Cirr. rothschildianum)]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum Elizabeth Ann 'Buckleberry']]''
<hr>{{orchid-stub}}
[[Category:Orchid genera]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Cirrhopetalum
| image = Cirrhopetalum Copper Queen.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Cirrhopetalum'' var. ''Copper Queen''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Dendrobieae]]
| subtribus = [[Bulbophyllinae]]
| genus = '''''Cirrhopetalum'''''
| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Cirrhopetalum''''' is a [[genus]] of [[epiphyte]] [[orchid]]s ([[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 language|Greek]] ''petalon'' (''petal''), hence meaning ''fringed-petaled''.
==Description==
Plants in this genus are usually small plants with creeping [[rhizome]]s. 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 [[pseudobulb]]s are conical-shaped and obscurely angled with a single spoon-like leaf atop each pseudobulb.
== Species ==
*''[[Cirrhopetalum africanum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum andersonii]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum annandalei]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum antenniferum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum auratum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum biflorum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum boninense]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum concinnum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum corolliferum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum cumingii]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum curtisii]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum cyclosepalon]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum fascinator]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum gracillimum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum japonicum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum lasiochilum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum lepidum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum lishanensis]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum longifolium]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum macraei]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum makoyanum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum medusae]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum picturatum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum puguahaanense]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum pulchrum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum purpurascens]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum retusiusculum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum taeniophyllum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum rothschildianum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum scrarsii]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum vaginatum]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum verstrifolia]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum wendlandianum]]''
== Hybrids ==
*''[[Cirrhopetalum Elizabeth Ann 'Jean' (Cirr. longissimum x Cirr. rothschildianum)]]''
*''[[Cirrhopetalum Elizabeth Ann 'Buckleberry']]''
<hr>{{orchid-stub}}
[[Category:Orchid genera]]