Short description: Genus of orchids
| Zygostates
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| Zygostates papillosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Monocots
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| Order:
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Asparagales
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| Family:
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Orchidaceae
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| Subfamily:
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Epidendroideae
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| Tribe:
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Cymbidieae
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| Subtribe:
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Oncidiinae
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| Genus:
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Zygostates
Lindl.
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| 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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Zygostates is a genus of orchids widespread across much of South America from Guyana to Argentina .[1]
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
Wikidata ☰ Q518963 entry
 | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygostates. Read more |
