Zygostates

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For the public weigher of coinage in the Byzantine Empire, see Zygostates (Byzantine official).

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.

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