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of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and

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s native to

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List of species

# '' Mormodes andicola'' Salazar, Orquídea (Mexico City),1992 # '' Mormodes andreettae'' Dodson, 1982 # '' Mormodes aromatica'' Lindl., 1841 # '' Mormodes atropurpurea'' Lindl., 1836 # '' Mormodes aurantiaca'' Schltr., 1925 # ''

Mormodes aurea ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' L.C.Menezes & Tadaiesky, 1997 # '' Mormodes auriculata'' F.E.L.Miranda, 1989 # ''

Mormodes badia ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Rolfe ex W.Watson, 1897 # '' Mormodes buccinator'' Lindl., 1840 # '' Mormodes calceolata'' Fowlie, 1972 # ''

Mormodes carnevaliana ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Salazar & G.A.Romero, 1994 # ''

Mormodes cartonii ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Hook., 1846 # ''

Mormodes castroi ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Salazar, 1993 # ''

Mormodes chrysantha ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Salazar, 1993 # ''

Mormodes claesiana ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Pabst, 1968 # ''

Mormodes cogniauxii ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' L.Linden, 1894 # ''

Mormodes colossus ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Rchb.f., 1852 # ''

Mormodes cozticxochitl ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Salazar, 1990 # ''

Mormodes cucumerina ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Pabst, 1972 # ''

Mormodes dasilvae ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Salazar, 1993 # ''

Mormodes densiflora ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # ''Mormodes andicola'' Sa ...

'' F.E.L.Miranda, 1989 # '' Mormodes elegans'' F.E.L.Miranda, 1989 # '' Mormodes ephippilabia'' Fowlie, 1964 # '' Mormodes escobarii'' Pabst, 1969 # '' Mormodes estradae'' Dodson, 1980 # '' Mormodes fractiflexa'' Rchb.f., 1872 # '' Mormodes frymirei'' Dodson, 1980 # '' Mormodes guentheriana'' (Kraenzl.) Mansf., 1932 # '' Mormodes hoehnei'' F.E.L.Miranda & K.G.Lacerda, 1992 # '' Mormodes hookeri'' Lem., 1851 # '' Mormodes horichii'' Fowlie, 1964 # '' Mormodes ignea'' Lindl. & Paxton, 1852 # '' Mormodes issanensis'' F.E.L.Miranda & K.G.Lacerda, 1992 # '' Mormodes lancilabris'' Pabst, 1975 # '' Mormodes lawrenceana'' Rolfe, 1890 # '' Mormodes lineata'' Bateman ex Lindl., 1841 # '' Mormodes lobulata'' Schltr., Repert. 1910 # '' Mormodes luxata'' Lindl., 1842 # '' Mormodes maculata'' (Klotzsch)

L.O.Williams Louis Otho (Otto) Williams (1908 – 1991) was a botanist from Wyoming. He received his BA and MA from the University of Wyoming then a PhD from Washington University in St. Louis. He went on to be editor of the ''American Orchid Society#Publicati ...

, 1950 # '' Mormodes mejiae'' Pabst, 1974 # '' Mormodes morenoi'' R.Vásquez & Dodson, 1998 # '' Mormodes nagelii'' L.O.Williams, 1940 # '' Mormodes oberlanderiana'' F.Lehm. & Kraenzl., 1900 # '' Mormodes ocanae'' Linden & Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, 1863 # '' Mormodes oceloteoides'' S.Rosillo, 1983 # '' Mormodes oestlundianum'' Salazar & Hágsater, 1990 # '' Mormodes orinocoensis'' Salazar & G.A.Romero, 1994 # '' Mormodes pabstiana'' J.Cardeñas, A.Ramírez & S.Rosillo, 1983 # '' Mormodes paraensis'' Salazar & da Silva, 1993 # '' Mormodes pardalinata'' S.Rosillo, 1979 # '' Mormodes peruviana'' Salazar, 1993 # ''

Mormodes porphyrophlebia ''Mormodes'', abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America. List of species # '' Mormodes andicola'' S ...

'' Salazar, 1992 # '' Mormodes powellii'' Schltr., 1922 # '' Mormodes ramirezii'' S.Rosillo, 1983 # '' Mormodes rodriguesiana'' Salazar, 1992 # '' Mormodes rolfeana'' L.Linden, 1891 # '' Mormodes romanii'' Dodson, 1980 # '' Mormodes rosea'' Barb.Rodr., 1877 # '' Mormodes saccata'' S.Rosillo, 1983 # '' Mormodes sanguineoclaustra'' Fowlie, 1970 # '' Mormodes schultzei'' Schltr., 1924 # '' Mormodes sinuata'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach, 1881 # '' Mormodes skinneri'' Rchb.f., 1869 # '' Mormodes sotoana'' Salazar, Orquídea (Mexico City), 1992 # '' Mormodes speciosa'' Linden ex Lindl. & Paxton, 1853 # '' Mormodes tapoayensis'' F.E.L.Miranda & K.G.Lacerda, 1992 # '' Mormodes tezontle'' S.Rosillo, Orquídea (Mexico City), 1980 # '' Mormodes tibicen'' Rchb.f., 1870 # '' Mormodes tigrina'' Barb.Rodr., 1877 # '' Mormodes tuxtlensis'' Salazar, 1988 # '' Mormodes uncia'' Rchb.f., 1869 # '' Mormodes variabilis'' Rchb.f., 1869 # '' Mormodes vernixioidea'' Pabst, 1975 # '' Mormodes vernixium'' Rchb.f., 1887 # '' Mormodes vinacea'' Hoehne, 1910 # '' Mormodes warszewiczii'' Klotzsch, 1854

References

Sources

* (1836) A Natural System of Botany 446. * (Eds) (2009) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part 2): Epidendroideae, 35 ff. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

External links

* * Catasetinae genera Epiphytic orchids {{Cymbidieae-stub