Zygostates
Zygostates is a genus of orchids widespread across much of South America from Guyana to Argentina.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname
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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.