Zygostates is a genus of orchids widespread across much of South America from Guyana to Argentina.[1]
| Zygostates |
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| Zygostates papillosa |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Zygostates
Lindl. |
| Species |
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- 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] |
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- 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.
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