Zygopetalum
COMMON NAME | Zygopetalum |
TYPE | Orchid |
FAMILY | Orchidaceae |
NOTES | 15
distinct species with mostly long lasting, deep-colored, fragrant blooms.
Genus name comes from the Greek words zygos meaning a yoke and petalon
meaning a petal for the swelling at the base of the lip which seems to yoke
together the lateral segments of the flowers. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Tropical South America |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Humid
forests at low- to mid-elevation regions as epiphytes |
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