''Cirrhaea'' is a genus of

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 flowering ...

s, comprising 7 recognized species, all

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

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/ref>Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

List of species

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Cirrhaea dependens ''Cirrhaea dependens'' is a species of 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 ...

'' (Lodd.) Loudon (1830) # '' Cirrhaea fuscolutea'' Lindl. (1833) # '' Cirrhaea loddigesii'' Lindl. (1832) # '' Cirrhaea longiracemosa'' Hoehne (1933) # ''

Cirrhaea nasuta ''Cirrhaea'' is a genus of orchids, comprising 7 recognized species, all endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Americ ...

'' Brade (1949) # '' Cirrhaea seidelii'' Pabst (1972) # '' Cirrhaea silvana'' V.P. Castro & Campacci (1990)

References

Stanhopeinae genera Orchids of Brazil {{Cymbidieae-stub