| Zygopetalum crinitum | |
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| Zygopetalum crinitum flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Zygopetalum |
| Species: | Z. crinitum |
| Binomial name | |
| Zygopetalum crinitum | |
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Zygopetalum crinitum is a species of orchid.
It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southern and southeastern Brazil.
It grows at elevations of 600 to 1200 meters. [1]
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