Zygostates is a genus of orchids widespread across much of South America from Guyana to Argentina.[1]
Quick facts Scientific classification, Species ...
| Zygostates |
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| Zygostates papillosa |
Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: |
Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: |
Oncidiinae |
| Genus: |
Zygostates
Lindl. |
| Species |
- Zygostates alleniana
- Zygostates apiculata
- Zygostates aquinoi
- Zygostates bradei
- Zygostates chateaubriandii
- Zygostates comuta
- Zygostates cornigera
- Zygostates costaricensis
- Zygostates dusenianus
- Zygostates grandiflorus
- Zygostates greeniana
- Zygostates kuhlmanni
- Zygostates leptosepala
- Zygostates ligulata
- Zygostates lindmanii
- Zygostates linearisepala
- Zygostates lunata
- Zygostates multiflora
- Zygostates obliqua
- Zygostates octavioreisii
- Zygostates ovatipetala
- Zygostates papillosa
- Zygostates paranaensis
- Zygostates pellucida
- Zygostates pustulata
- Zygostates riefenstahliae
- Zygostates rotundiglossa
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Dactylostylis Scheidw.
- Dipteranthus Barb.Rodr.
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The word is from the Greek ζυγοστάτης (zygostates, weigher, balance) and refers to the projections from the base of the column which resemble a balance.
