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Zootrophion
Zootrophion (abbreviated Zo.) is a genus of 23 known species of orchid, native to Central America, South America and the West Indies. 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".
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Zootrophion dayanum
speciesZootrophion dayanum
Zootrophion endresianum
speciesZootrophion endresianum
Zootrophion serpentinum
speciesZootrophion serpentinum
Zootrophion atropurpureum
speciesZootrophion atropurpureum
Zootrophion hirtzii
speciesZootrophion hirtzii
Zootrophion dodsonii
speciesZootrophion dodsonii
Zootrophion hypodiscus
speciesZootrophion hypodiscus
Zootrophion vulturiceps
speciesZootrophion vulturiceps
Zootrophion lappaceum
speciesZootrophion lappaceum
Zootrophion ximenae
speciesZootrophion ximenae
Zootrophion machaqway
speciesZootrophion machaqway
Zootrophion argus
speciesZootrophion argus
Zootrophion disciformis
speciesZootrophion disciformis
Zootrophion aguirrei
speciesZootrophion aguirrei
Zootrophion alvaroi
speciesZootrophion alvaroi
Zootrophion beloglottis
speciesZootrophion beloglottis
Zootrophion eburneum
speciesZootrophion eburneum
Zootrophion erlangense
speciesZootrophion erlangense
Zootrophion gracilentum
speciesZootrophion gracilentum
Zootrophion griffin
speciesZootrophion griffin
Zootrophion ildephonsi
speciesZootrophion ildephonsi
Zootrophion leonii
speciesZootrophion leonii
Zootrophion niveum
speciesZootrophion niveum
Zootrophion oblongifolium
speciesZootrophion oblongifolium
Zootrophion trivalve
speciesZootrophion trivalve
Zootrophion vasquezii
speciesZootrophion vasquezii
Zootrophion virginalis
speciesZootrophion virginalis
Zootrophion williamsii
speciesZootrophion williamsii
Zootrophion fenestratum
speciesZootrophion fenestratum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 493654.