Zootrophion

Taxobox
name = "Zootrophion"

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image_caption = "Zootrophion atropurpureum"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Epidendroideae
tribus = Epidendreae
subtribus = Pleurothallidinae
genus = "Zootrophion"
genus_authority = Luer
subdivision_ranks = Selected Species
subdivision =
*"Zootrophion alvaroi"
*"Zootrophion atropurpureum"
*"Zootrophion dayanum"
*"Zootrophion dodsonii"
*"Zootrophion endresianum"
*"Zootrophion griffin"
*"Zootrophion hypodiscus"
*"Zootrophion niveum"
*"Zootrophion oblongifolium"
*"Zootrophion vulturiceps"

"Zootrophion" is a genus of about 12 species of orchid, distributed from Jamaica and Central America through the Andes. 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".