Accession Data

Mormolyca ringens

Common Name: The Rigid Mormolyca

Family: Orchidaceae

Country of Origin: S. Mexico to C. America

Accession Data

Accession #: 200202418

Accession Date: 2002-09-30 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3224

Quantity: 4

Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College

Provenance: Plant acquired as part of a USDA Plant Rescue Center confiscation as shipment in violation of CITES. USDA# SD-10-02. Cultivated material from Mexico imported by Santa Barbara Orchid Estate.

Culture: Plant can be grown in a well drain mix such as fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or cork. Plants are best mounted or grown in baskets. Grow in warm conditions with moderate amounts of light. Water regularly and keep mix moist but not wet. Plant require semi-dry rest through the winter month. 3

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Cymbidieae

SubTribe: Maxillariinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 23 May 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 23 May 2015
  3. Mormolyca ringens at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 23 May 2015.
  4. Mormolyca ringens at Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia. Accessed 27 August 2015.
  5. Singer, Flach, Koehler, Marsaoili & Amaral, Sexual mimicry in Mormolyca ringens (Lindl.) Schltr. (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae). Ann Bot 2004 Jun 29;93(6):755-62. Epub 2004 Mar 29.
  6. Pollination by sexual mimicry in Mormolyca ringens (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae) video on YouTube. Accessed 27 August 2015.

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