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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Zygopetalum
| image = Zygopetalum-maculatum.jpg
| image_caption = ''Zygopetalum maculatum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Maxillarieae]]
| subtribus = Zygopetalinae
| alliance = Zygopetalum
| genus = '''''Zygopetalum'''''
| genus_authority = [[William Jackson Hooker|Hook.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
<center>See text</center>
}}
'''Zygopetalum''' ([[William Jackson Hooker|Hook.]] [[1833]]), is a [[genus]] of the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]) (subfamily [[Epidendroideae]], tribe [[Maxillarieae]], subtribe [[Zygopetalinae]]), consisting of fourteen species.
This orchid's generic name, derived from the Greek word "zygon", means "yoked petal." It refers to the yoke-like growth at the base of the [[labellum|lip]] caused by the fusion of [[petal]]s and the [[sepal]]s.
They occur in humid forests at low- to mid-elevation regions of [[South America]], with most species in [[Brazil]].
Most are [[epiphyte]]s, but some are [[terrestrial plant |terrestrial]]s with glossy, strap-like, plicate [[leaf|leaves]], which are apical, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, acute or acuminate. These orchids have a robust growth form. Their ovoid-conical [[pseudobulb]]s are deciduous.
They produce an erect, 60 centimeter-long, few-flowered to several-flowered, [[raceme|racemose]] [[inflorescence]] that grows laterally and is longer than the leaves. Their prominent [[bract]]s equal the length of the [[ovary (plants)|ovary]]. They are known for their fragrant, waxy, and long-lived [[flower]]s with multiple blooms in shades of green, purple, burgundy, and raspberry with several patterns.
They are known for their ease of culture and are much in demand as excellent cut flowers.
== Species ==
*''[[Zygopetalum brachypetalum Lindl.]]''
*''[[Zygopetalum ghillanyi]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum graminifolium]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum hasslerianum]]'' (Paraguay).
*''[[Zygopetalum maculatum]]'' Mackay's Zygopetalum (Peru to E. Brazil). '''type species''' (formerly *''[[Zygopetalum mackai]]'' (Hook.)
*''[[Zygopetalum maxillare]]'' : Chin-bone Zygopetalum (Brazil to NE. Argentina)
*''[[Zygopetalum microphytum]]'' (SE. Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum pabstii]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum pedicellatum]]'' Mosen's Zygopetalum (SE. Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum reginae]]'' (Brazil)
*''[[Zygopetalum rigbyanum]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum sellowii]]'' (SE. Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum silvanum]]'' (Brazil - Bahia).
*''[[Zygopetalum sincoranum]]'' (Brazil - Bahia).
*''[[Zygopetalum triste]]'' Dark-purple Zygopetalum (Brazil - Minas Gerais) (terrestrial or [[lithophyte]])
[[Image:Zygopetalum-Patricia-.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Zygopetalum Patricia Eisenbeiss 'Phoenix' (a hybrid)]]
==External links==
*[http://passmoore.com/picture.php?pic=515 Painting of a Pescatoria (an AKA for this genus)]
[[Category:Orchid genera]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Zygopetalum
| image = Zygopetalum-maculatum.jpg
| image_caption = ''Zygopetalum maculatum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Maxillarieae]]
| subtribus = Zygopetalinae
| alliance = Zygopetalum
| genus = '''''Zygopetalum'''''
| genus_authority = [[William Jackson Hooker|Hook.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
<center>See text</center>
}}
'''Zygopetalum''' ([[William Jackson Hooker|Hook.]] [[1833]]), is a [[genus]] of the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]) (subfamily [[Epidendroideae]], tribe [[Maxillarieae]], subtribe [[Zygopetalinae]]), consisting of fourteen species.
This orchid's generic name, derived from the Greek word "zygon", means "yoked petal." It refers to the yoke-like growth at the base of the [[labellum|lip]] caused by the fusion of [[petal]]s and the [[sepal]]s.
They occur in humid forests at low- to mid-elevation regions of [[South America]], with most species in [[Brazil]].
Most are [[epiphyte]]s, but some are [[terrestrial plant |terrestrial]]s with glossy, strap-like, plicate [[leaf|leaves]], which are apical, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, acute or acuminate. These orchids have a robust growth form. Their ovoid-conical [[pseudobulb]]s are deciduous.
They produce an erect, 60 centimeter-long, few-flowered to several-flowered, [[raceme|racemose]] [[inflorescence]] that grows laterally and is longer than the leaves. Their prominent [[bract]]s equal the length of the [[ovary (plants)|ovary]]. They are known for their fragrant, waxy, and long-lived [[flower]]s with multiple blooms in shades of green, purple, burgundy, and raspberry with several patterns.
They are known for their ease of culture and are much in demand as excellent cut flowers.
== Species ==
*''[[Zygopetalum brachypetalum Lindl.]]''
*''[[Zygopetalum ghillanyi]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum graminifolium]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum hasslerianum]]'' (Paraguay).
*''[[Zygopetalum maculatum]]'' Mackay's Zygopetalum (Peru to E. Brazil). '''type species''' (formerly *''[[Zygopetalum mackai]]'' (Hook.)
*''[[Zygopetalum maxillare]]'' : Chin-bone Zygopetalum (Brazil to NE. Argentina)
*''[[Zygopetalum microphytum]]'' (SE. Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum pabstii]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum pedicellatum]]'' Mosen's Zygopetalum (SE. Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum reginae]]'' (Brazil)
*''[[Zygopetalum rigbyanum]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum sellowii]]'' (SE. Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum silvanum]]'' (Brazil - Bahia).
*''[[Zygopetalum sincoranum]]'' (Brazil - Bahia).
*''[[Zygopetalum triste]]'' Dark-purple Zygopetalum (Brazil - Minas Gerais) (terrestrial or [[lithophyte]])
[[Image:Zygopetalum-Patricia-.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Zygopetalum Patricia Eisenbeiss 'Phoenix' (a hybrid)]]
==External links==
*[http://passmoore.com/picture.php?pic=515 Painting of a Pescatoria (an AKA for this genus)]
[[Category:Orchid genera]]