Cirrhaea

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Cirrhaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Cirrhaea
Lindl.
Species
  • Cirrhaea dependens
  • Cirrhaea loddigesii
  • Cirrhaea longiracemosa
  • Cirrhaea nasuta
  • Cirrhaea saccata
  • Cirrhaea seidelii
  • Cirrhaea warreana
Synonyms
  • Sarcoglossum Beer
  • Scleropterys Scheidw.

Cirrhaea is a genus of orchid, comprising 6 or 7 species endemic to Brazil.