''Cyrtopodium'', often abbreviated Cyrt in

horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

, is a

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of more than 40

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

epiphytic An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

and

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orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowerin ...

s found from

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through

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/ref> ''Cyrtopodium'' is the only genus in the

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subtribe Cyrtopodiinae.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2009). Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 5. Oxford Univ. Press. The

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is '' C. andersonii'', originally described in 1812 by A.B. Lambert as ''Cymbidium andersonii'', and in 1813 used by Robert Brown to erect his new genus ''Cyrtopodium''.Brown, Robert, in Aiton, William Townsend. 1813. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. London (2nd ed.) 5: 216.

List of species

# '' Cyrtopodium aliciae'' L.Linden & Rolfe # '' Cyrtopodium andersonii'' (Lamb. ex Andrews) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton # '' Cyrtopodium blanchetii'' Rchb.f. # '' Cyrtopodium braemii'' L.C.Menezes # '' Cyrtopodium brandonianum'' Barb.Rodr. # '' Cyrtopodium brunneum'' J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. # '' Cyrtopodium cachimboense'' L.C.Menezes # '' Cyrtopodium caiapoense'' L.C.Menezes # '' Cyrtopodium cipoense'' L.C.Menezes # '' Cyrtopodium confusum'' L.C.Menezes, 2008 # '' Cyrtopodium cristatum'' Lindl. # '' Cyrtopodium dusenii'' Schltr. # '' Cyrtopodium eugenii'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach # '' Cyrtopodium flavum'' (Nees) Link & Otto ex Rchb. # '' Cyrtopodium fowliei'' L.C.Menezes # '' Cyrtopodium gigas'' (Vell.) Hoehne # '' Cyrtopodium glutiniferum'' Raddi # '' Cyrtopodium graniticum'' G.A.Romero & Carnevali # '' Cyrtopodium hatschbachii'' Pabst # '' Cyrtopodium holstii'' L.C.Menezes # '' Cyrtopodium × intermedium'' Brade (''C. gigas × C. glutiniferum'') # '' Cyrtopodium josephense'' Barb.Rodr. # ''

Cyrtopodium kleinii ''Cyrtopodium'', often abbreviated Cyrt in horticulture, is a genus of more than 40 species of epiphytic and terrestrial orchids found from Florida and Mexico through Argentina. ''Cyrtopodium'' is the only genus in the monotypic subtribe Cyrtopo ...

'' J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. # '' Cyrtopodium lamellaticallosum'' J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. # '' Cyrtopodium latifolium'' Bianch. & J.A.N.Bat. # '' Cyrtopodium linearifolium'' J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. # ''

Cyrtopodium lissochiloides ''Cyrtopodium'', often abbreviated Cyrt in horticulture, is a genus of more than 40 species of epiphyte, epiphytic and Terrestrial plant, terrestrial orchids found from Florida and Mexico through Argentina. ''Cyrtopodium'' is the only genus in th ...

'' Hoehne & Schltr. # '' Cyrtopodium longibulbosum'' Dodson & G.A.Romero # '' Cyrtopodium macedoi'' J.A.N.Bat. & Bianch. # '' Cyrtopodium macrobulbum'' (Lex.) G.A.Romero & Carnevali # '' Cyrtopodium minutum'' L.C.Menezes # '' Cyrtopodium naiguatae'' Schltr. # '' Cyrtopodium pallidum'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach # '' Cyrtopodium palmifrons'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach # ''

Cyrtopodium paludicola ''Cyrtopodium'', often abbreviated Cyrt in horticulture, is a genus of more than 40 species of epiphytic and terrestrial orchids found from Florida and Mexico through Argentina. ''Cyrtopodium'' is the only genus in the monotypic subtribe Cyrtopo ...

'' Hoehne # '' Cyrtopodium paniculatum'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Garay # '' Cyrtopodium parviflorum'' Lindl. # '' Cyrtopodium pflanzii'' Schltr. # '' Cyrtopodium poecilum'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach # ''

Cyrtopodium punctatum ''Cyrtopodium'', often abbreviated Cyrt in horticulture, is a genus of more than 40 species of epiphytic and terrestrial orchids found from Florida and Mexico through Argentina. ''Cyrtopodium'' is the only genus in the monotypic subtribe Cyrtopo ...

'' (L.) Lindl. # '' Cyrtopodium saintlegerianum'' Rchb.f. # '' Cyrtopodium schargellii'' G.A.Romero, Aymard & Carnevali # '' Cyrtopodium triste'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach # '' Cyrtopodium vernum'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach # '' Cyrtopodium virescens'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach # '' Cyrtopodium willmorei'' Knowles & Westc. # '' Cyrtopodium witeckii'' L.C.Menezes, 2009 # '' Cyrtopodium withneri'' L.C.Menezes ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Cyrtopodium elegans'', a synonym for '' Tetramicra canaliculata''

References

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Cyrtopodiinae genera Epiphytic orchids Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) {{Cymbidieae-stub