Cyrtopodium, often abbreviated Cyrt in horticulture

Horticulture

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, is a genus

Genus

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 of more than 40 species

Species

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 of epiphytic

Epiphyte

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 and terrestrial

Terrestrial plant

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 orchids found from Florida

Florida

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 and Mexico

Mexico

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 through Argentina

Argentina

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. They appear to form a distinct lineage in the tribe

Tribe (biology)

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 Cymbidieae

Cymbidieae

The Cymbidieae is a tribe within the family of orchids....

 together with their relatives Galeandra

Galeandra

Galeandra, abbreviated as Gal in horticultural trade, is a genus of 20 species of orchids native to tropical America.-List of species:...

and Grobya

Grobya

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; this group forms the Cyrtopodium alliance, either placed in the subtribe Catasetinae

Catasetinae

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 or separated as subtribe Cyrtopodiinae.

The type species

Type species

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 is C. andersonii

Cyrtopodium andersonii

Cyrtopodium andersonii is a species of orchid. It is the type species of the genus Cyrtopodium....

, originally described in 1812 by A.B. Lambert

Aylmer Bourke Lambert

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 as Cymbidium andersonii, and in 1813 used by Robert Brown

Robert Brown (botanist)

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 to erect his new genus Cyrtopodium.

List of species

• Cyrtopodium aliciae
  Cyrtopodium aliciae
  Cyrtopodium aliciae is a species of orchid....
  
  L.Linden & Rolfe
• Cyrtopodium andersonii
  Cyrtopodium andersonii
  Cyrtopodium andersonii is a species of orchid. It is the type species of the genus Cyrtopodium....
  
  (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
  Cyrtopodium cristatum
  Cyrtopodium cristatum is a species of orchid....
  
  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
  Cyrtopodium hatschbachii
  Cyrtopodium hatschbachii is a species of orchid....
  
  Pabst
• Cyrtopodium holstii L.C.Menezes
• Cyrtopodium × intermedium Brade (C. gigas × C. glutiniferum)
• Cyrtopodium josephense Barb.Rodr.
• Cyrtopodium kleinii 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 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 Hoehne
• Cyrtopodium paniculatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Garay
• Cyrtopodium parviflorum
  Cyrtopodium parviflorum
  Cyrtopodium parviflorum is a species of orchid....
  
  Lindl.
• Cyrtopodium pflanzii Schltr.
• Cyrtopodium poecilum Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach
• Cyrtopodium punctatum (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