Zootrophion (abbreviated Zo.) is a genus of 23 known species of orchid, native to Central America, South America and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 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 Image Scientific name Distribution Elevation Zootrophion aguirrei P.Ortiz Colombia Zootrophion alvaroi (Garay) Luer Colombia to Ecuador. Zootrophion antioquianum Uribe Vélez & Sauleda Colombia (Antioquia) Zootrophion argus (Kraenzl.) Luer Colombia Zootrophion atropurpureum (Lindl.) Luer Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica Zootrophion beloglottis (Schltr.) Luer Ecuador and Peru Zootrophion dayanum (Rchb.f.) Luer Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador Zootrophion disciformis Vierling South America unknown origin Zootrophion dodsonii (Luer) Luer Colombia and Ecuador Zootrophion endresianum (Kraenzl.) Luer Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador Zootrophion erlangense Roeth & Rysy Peru Zootrophion fenestratum (Lindl. ex Hook.) Rysy Jamaica, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina) Zootrophion fritzwalteri Vierling South America unknown origin Zootrophion gracilentum (Rchb.f.) Luer Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama Zootrophion griffin Luer Ecuador Zootrophion hirtzii Luer Ecuador Zootrophion hypodiscus (Rchb.f.) Luer Panama, Colombia and Ecuador Zootrophion ildephonsi P.Ortiz Colombia Zootrophion lappaceum Luer & R.Escobar Colombia(Cundinamarca) Zootrophion leonii D.E.Benn. & Christenson Peru (Huancavelica) Zootrophion machaqway A.Doucette & J.Portilla Ecuador Zootrophion muliebre Vierling South America unknown origin Zootrophion niveum Luer & Hirtz Ecuador (Morona-Santiago) Zootrophion oblongifolium (Rolfe) Luer Ecuador and Peru Zootrophion serpentinum Luer Ecuador Zootrophion trivalve (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer Colombia Zootrophion vasquezii Luer Bolivia Zootrophion virginalis Vierling South America unknown origin Zootrophion vulturiceps (Luer) Luer Costa Rica Zootrophion williamsii Luer South America unknown origin Zootrophion ximenae (Luer & Hirtz) ined. Ecuador
References
(1982) Selbyana 7(1): 80. (2004) Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVI. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 95: 1–265. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 420 ff. Oxford University Press.
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