Zygopetalum
Zygopetalum (abbreviated Z.) is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This genus consists of fourteen currently recognized species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Peru
軛瓣蘭屬（学名：Zygopetalum），又名對瓣蘭屬，屬蘭科，包括14個物種。這類蘭花的学名來自希臘文单词ζυγόν（zygon）或ζυγός（zygos），意为轭片，因为軛瓣蘭唇瓣的基部都有1个由被片和萼片组成的环状隆起。該屬生長在南美洲中、低海拔地區的的潮濕森林中，而且属中大多数生长在巴西。 该属最初是於1827年由威廉·杰克逊·胡克（William Jackson Hooker）发表于《Curtis's Botanical Magazine》描述。
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Zygopetalum (abbreviated Z.) is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This genus consists of fourteen currently recognized species.
== Name == This orchid's generic name, derived from the Greek word zugón, means "yoke". It refers to the yoke-like growth at the base of the lip.