Zygostates

Zygostates
Zygostates papillosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Ornithocephalinae
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
Synonyms

Dactylostylis Scheidw.

Zygostates is a genus of orchids found in central to southern Brazil. The word is from the Greek zygostates (weigher, balance) and refers to the projections from the base of the column which resemble a balance.