Zygostates is a genus of orchids widespread across much of South America from Guyana to Argentina.[1]

Zygostates
Zygostates papillosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Zygostates
Lindl.
Species
Synonyms[1]
  • Dactylostylis Scheidw.
  • Dipteranthus Barb.Rodr.

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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