Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum

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.
• Cirrhopetalum africanum
• Cirrhopetalum andersonii
• Cirrhopetalum annamense Garay 1999.
• Cirrhopetalum annandalei
• Cirrhopetalum antenniferum
• Cirrhopetalum asperulatum
• Cirrhopetalum asperulum (J.J. Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum auratum
• Cirrhopetalum baucoense (Ames) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum biflorum
• Cirrhopetalum boninense
• Cirrhopetalum brienianum Rolfe 1893.
• Cirrhopetalum campanulatum
• Cirrhopetalum careyanum
• Cirrhopetalum cercanthum Garay, Hamer, & Siegrist 1996.
• Cirrhopetalum concinnum
• Cirrhopetalum corolliferum
• Cirrhopetalum cumingii
• Cirrhopetalum curtisii
• Cirrhopetalum cyclosepalon
• Cirrhopetalum dentiferum (Ridl.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum elegans Teijsm. & Binn. 1862.
• Cirrhopetalum eberhardii
• Cirrhopetalum fascinator
• Cirrhopetalum fenestratum (J.J. Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum fimbriatum
• Cirrhopetalum flabellovernis [Koenig] Seidenfadden & Ormerad 1995.
• Cirrhopetalum frostii (Summerh.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum gamblei Hook. f. 1896.
• Cirrhopetalum gamosepalum
• Cirrhopetalum gigantea
• Cirrhopetalum gracillimum
• Cirrhopetalum gusdorfii (J.J. Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum guttatum
• Cirrhopetalum hirundinis
• Cirrhopetalum japonicum
• Cirrhopetalum lasiochilum
• Cirrhopetalum lepidum
• Cirrhopetalum lishanensis
• Cirrhopetalum loherianum Kraenzl. 1916.
• Cirrhopetalum longiflorum
• Cirrhopetalum longifolium
• Cirrhopetalum macraei
• Cirrhopetalum maculosum
• Cirrhopetalum makonarium
• Cirrhopetalum makoyanum
• Cirrhopetalum mastersianum
• Cirrhopetalum medusae
• Cirrhopetalum morotaiense (J.J. Sm.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist1994.
• Cirrhopetalum ochraceum Ridley 1898.
• Cirrhopetalum ornatissimum
• Cirrhopetalum pachybulbum
• Cirrhopetalum papillosum
• Cirrhopetalum picturatum
• Cirrhopetalum pingtungense (S.S. Ying & C. Chen) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum pseudopicturatum
• Cirrhopetalum puguahaanense
• Cirrhopetalum pulchellum
• Cirrhopetalum pulchrum
• Cirrhopetalum pumilio (Par. & Rchb.f.) Hook.f. 1890.
• Cirrhopetalum punctatissimum (Ridl.) Rolfe ex Ridl. 1924.
• Cirrhopetalum purpurascens
• Cirrhopetalum putidum
• Cirrhopetalum refractum Zoll. 1847.
• Cirrhopetalum retusiusculum
• Cirrhopetalum robustum Rolfe 1893.
• Cirrhopetalum taeniophyllum
• Cirrhopetalum rothschildianum
• Cirrhopetalum roxburghii Lindl. 1830
• Cirrhopetalum scrarsii
• Cirrhopetalum sibuyanense (Ames) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum sikkimense
• Cirrhopetalum skeatianum (Ridl.) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.
• Cirrhopetalum strangularium Rchb. f. 1887.
• Cirrhopetalum sumfureum
• Cirrhopetalum taeniophyllum (Parish & Rchb. f.) Hook. f. 1896.
• Cirrhopetalum tigridum (Hance) Rolfe 1903.
• Cirrhopetalum tingabarinum
• Cirrhopetalum trigonopus Rchb. f. 1881.
• Cirrhopetalum tseanum S.Y. Hu & Barretto 1976.
• Cirrhopetalum umbelatum
• Cirrhopetalum vaginatum
• Cirrhopetalum weberi
• Cirrhopetalum verstrifolia
• Cirrhopetalum wendlandianum
• Cirrhopetalum zamboangense (Ames) Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994.

Hybrids

• Cirrhopetalum Elizabeth Ann (Cirr. longissimum x Cirr. rothschildianum)

Cultivars

• Cirrhopetalum Elizabeth Ann 'Jean'
• Cirrhopetalum Elizabeth Ann 'Bucklebury'

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