Cyrtopodium
| Cyrtopodium | |
|---|---|
| Cyrtopodium cristatum inflorescence with a caterpillar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Cyrtopodiinae Benth. |
| Genus: | Cyrtopodium R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Cyrtopodium andersonii (Lamb. ex Andrews) R. Br. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tylochilus Nees | |
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 Cyrtopodiinae.
The type species 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.
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