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{{Taxobox
{{Plantbox
| color = lightgreen
| color = IndianRed
| common_names =
| growth_habit = Orchid
| high =
| wide =
| lifespan = Perennial
| exposure = bright filtered
| water = Freely
| features = Flowers
| hardiness = 52-55F
| usda_zones =
| sunset_zones =
| name = Zygopetalum
| name = Zygopetalum
| image = Zygopetalum-maculatum.jpg
| image = Zygopetalum-maculatum.jpg
| image_width = 180px
| image_caption = ''Zygopetalum maculatum''
| image_caption = ''Zygopetalum maculatum''
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Asparagales
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| familia = Orchidaceae
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| subfamilia = Epidendroideae
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| tribus = Maxillarieae
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Maxillarieae]]
| subtribus = Zygopetalinae
| subtribus = Zygopetalinae
| alliance = Zygopetalum
| alliance = Zygopetalum
| genus = '''''Zygopetalum'''''
| genus = Zygopetalum
}}
}}
'''Zygopetalum''' ([[William Jackson Hooker|Hook.]] [[1833]]), is a [[genus]] of the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]) (subfamily [[Epidendroideae]], tribe [[Maxillarieae]], subtribe [[Zygopetalinae]]), consisting of fourteen species.
'''Zygopetalum''' is a [[genus]] of the orchid family, 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.
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.
== Species ==
== Species ==
[[Image:Zygopetalum-Patricia-.jpg|thumb|200px|Zygopetalum Patricia Eisenbeiss 'Phoenix' (a hybrid)]]
*''[[Zygopetalum brachypetalum Lindl.]]''
*''[[Zygopetalum brachypetalum Lindl.]]''
*''[[Zygopetalum ghillanyi]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum ghillanyi]]'' (Brazil).
*''[[Zygopetalum sincoranum]]'' (Brazil - Bahia).
*''[[Zygopetalum sincoranum]]'' (Brazil - Bahia).
*''[[Zygopetalum triste]]'' Dark-purple Zygopetalum (Brazil - Minas Gerais) (terrestrial or [[lithophyte]])
*''[[Zygopetalum triste]]'' Dark-purple Zygopetalum (Brazil - Minas Gerais) (terrestrial or [[lithophyte]])
==External links==
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