''Mormolyca'', abbreviated as Mlca in horticultural trade, is a genus of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

s comprising 26 species native to southern

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, the

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and northern

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Species

Species include: # '' Mormolyca acutifolia'' (Lindl.) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca aureoglobula'' (Christenson) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca aurorae'' D.E.Benn. & Christenson # '' Mormolyca calimaniana'' (V.P.Castro) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim. # '' Mormolyca chacoensis'' (Dodson) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca cleistogama'' (Brieger & Illg) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca culebrica'' Bogarín & Pupulin # '' Mormolyca dressleriana'' (Carnevali & J.T.Atwood) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca fuchii'' J.T.Atwood # '' Mormolyca gracilipes'' (Schltr.) Garay & Wirth # '' Mormolyca hedwigiae'' (Hamer & Dodson) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca lehmanii'' (Rolfe) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca moralesii'' (Carnevali & J.T.Atwood) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca peruviana'' C.Schweinf. # '' Mormolyca polyphylla'' Garay & Wirth # '' Mormolyca pudica'' (Carnevali & J.L.Tapia) M.A.Blanco # ''

Mormolyca richii ''Mormolyca'', abbreviated as Mlca in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids comprising 26 species native to southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America. Species Species include: # ''Mormolyca acutifolia'' ...

'' (Dodson) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca ringens'' (Lindl.) Gentil # '' Mormolyca rufescens'' (Lindl.) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca sanantonioensis'' (Christenson) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca schlimii'' (Linden & Rchb.f.) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca schweinfurthiana'' Garay & Wirth # '' Mormolyca sotoana'' (Carnevali & Gómez-Juárez) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca suareziorum'' (Dodson) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca tenuibulba'' (Christenson) M.A.Blanco # '' Mormolyca vanillosma'' (Christenson) J.M.H.Shaw

References

External links

* Maxillarieae genera Maxillariinae Taxa named by Eduard Fenzl {{Maxillarieae-stub