Zootrophion

Zootrophion (abbreviated Zo.) is a genus of 23 known species of orchid, native to Central America, South America and the West Indies. The stems have inflated, flattened sheaths. The flowers bear sepals that fuse at their tips to form box-like structures that resemble animal's heads, hence the generic name, which means "menagerie".

==Species== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution !! Elevation |- | ||Zootrophion aguirrei P.Ortiz || Colombia|| |- |120px ||Zootrophion alvaroi (Garay) Luer || Colombia to Ecuador.|| |- | ||Zootrophion antioquianum Uribe Vélez & Sauleda ||Colombia (Antioquia) || |- |120px ||Zootrophion argus (Kraenzl.) Luer || Colombia || |- |120px ||Zootrophion atropurpureum (Lindl.) Luer || Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica|| |- |120px ||Zootrophion beloglottis (Schltr.) Luer || Ecuador and Peru || |- | ||Zootrophion dayanum (Rchb.f.) Luer ||Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador || |- | ||Zootrophion disciformis Vierling ||South America unknown origin || |- |120px ||Zootrophion dodsonii (Luer) Luer ||Colombia and Ecuador || |- | ||Zootrophion endresianum (Kraenzl.) Luer ||Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador || |- | ||Zootrophion erlangense Roeth & Rysy || Peru || |- | ||Zootrophion fenestratum (Lindl. ex Hook.) Rysy ||Jamaica, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina) || |- | ||Zootrophion fritzwalteri Vierling ||South America unknown origin || |- | ||Zootrophion gracilentum (Rchb.f.) Luer ||Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama || |- | ||Zootrophion griffin Luer ||Ecuador || |- |120px ||Zootrophion hirtzii Luer ||Ecuador || |- | ||Zootrophion hypodiscus (Rchb.f.) Luer || Panama, Colombia and Ecuador || |- | ||Zootrophion ildephonsi P.Ortiz || Colombia || |- |120px ||Zootrophion lappaceum Luer & R.Escobar || Colombia(Cundinamarca) || |- | ||Zootrophion leonii D.E.Benn. & Christenson || Peru (Huancavelica) || |- | ||Zootrophion machaqway A.Doucette & J.Portilla ||Ecuador || |- | ||Zootrophion muliebre Vierling ||South America unknown origin || |- | ||Zootrophion niveum Luer & Hirtz ||Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) || |- |120px ||Zootrophion oblongifolium (Rolfe) Luer ||Ecuador and Peru || |- | ||Zootrophion serpentinum Luer || Ecuador || |- | ||Zootrophion trivalve (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer ||Colombia || |- | ||Zootrophion vasquezii Luer ||Bolivia || |- | ||Zootrophion virginalis Vierling ||South America unknown origin || |- |120px ||Zootrophion vulturiceps (Luer) Luer ||Costa Rica || |- | ||Zootrophion williamsii Luer || South America unknown origin || |- |120px ||Zootrophion ximenae (Luer & Hirtz) ined. ||Ecuador || |- |}