Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Ornithocephalinae Order Asparagales | Family Orchidaceae Tribe Maxillarieae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Ornithocephalus, Phymatidium, Lankesterella, Warmingia, Capanemia | ||
Zygostates grandiflora mini orchids
Zygostates is a genus of orchids widespread across much of South America from Guyana to Argentina.
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.
References
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