Biology:Zootrophion
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Short description: Genus of orchids
Zootrophion | |
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Zootrophion atropurpureum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
Genus: | Zootrophion Luer |
Type species | |
Zootrophion atropurpureum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Epibator Luer |
Zootrophion (abbreviated Zo.[2]) is a genus of 23 known species of orchid, native to Central America, South America and the West Indies.[1] 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "Alphabetical list of standard abbreviations of all generic names occurring in current use in orchid hybrid registration as at 31st December 2007". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/orchid-name-abbreviations-list.pdf.
- Luer, C. A. (1982) Selbyana 7(1): 80.
- Luer, C.A. (2004) Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVI. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 95: 1–265.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 420 ff. Oxford University Press.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2673839 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zootrophion.
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