Mormodes

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Catasetinae
Genus: Mormodes
Overview of species (84)

M. andicola – M. andreettae – M. arachnopsis – M. aromatica – M. atropurpurea – M. aurantiaca – M. aurea – M. auriculata – M. badia – M. buccinator – M. calceolata – M. carnevaliana – M. cartonii – M. castroi – M. chrysantha – M. claesiana – M. colossus – M. convoluta – M. cozticxochitl – M. cucumerina – M. dasilvae – M. dayana – M. densiflora – M. elegans – M. ephippilabia – M. escobarii – M. estradae – M. fractiflexa – M. frymirei – M. guentheriana – M. gurupiensis – M. hoehnei – M. hookeri – M. horichii – M. ignea – M. issanensis – M. jamanxinensis – M. kleberiana – M. lancilabris – M. lawrenceana – M. lineata – M. lobulata – M. luxata – M. maculata – M. mejiae – M. morenoi – M. mutunensis – M. nagelii – M. oberlanderiana – M. oceloteoides – M. oestlundiana – M. orinocoensis – M. pabstiana – M. paraensis – M. pardalinata – M. peruviana – M. porphyrophlebia – M. powellii – M. punctata – M. ramirezii – M. rodrigoi – M. rodriguesiana – M. rolfeana – M. romanii – M. rosea – M. saccata – M. salazarii – M. sanguineoclaustra – M. sinuata – M. skinneri – M. sotoana – M. speciosa – M. tapoayensis – M. tezontle – M. theiochlora – M. tibicen – M. tigrina – M. tuxtlensis – M. uncia – M. variabilis – M. vernixioidea – M. vernixium – M. vinacea – M. warszewiczii
Nothospecies: (1)

M. × salvadorensis
Name

Mormodes Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 446 (1836)

Type species: Mormodes atropurpurea Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 446 (1836)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Cyclosia Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 6: 305 (1838)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Lindley, J. 1836. A Natural System of Botany 446.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 35 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mormodes. Accessed: 2021 May 25.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mormodes in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mormodes in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Mormodes. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mormodes. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2021.
Photo collections of Mormodes from Botanical Garden Munich
Tropicos.org 2021. Mormodes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2021.

Vernacular names

Mormodes, abbreviated as Morm. in the horticultural trade,[2] is a genus of approximately 70-80 species of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, Central America and South America.[1]
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 L.C.Menezes & Tadaiesky, 1997
Mormodes auriculata F.E.L.Miranda, 1989
Mormodes badia Rolfe ex W.Watson, 1897
Mormodes buccinator Lindl., 1840
Mormodes calceolata Fowlie, 1972
Mormodes carnevaliana Salazar & G.A.Romero, 1994
Mormodes cartonii Hook., 1846
Mormodes castroi Salazar, 1993
Mormodes chrysantha Salazar, 1993
Mormodes claesiana Pabst, 1968
Mormodes cogniauxii L.Linden, 1894
Mormodes colossus Rchb.f., 1852
Mormodes cozticxochitl Salazar, 1990
Mormodes cucumerina Pabst, 1972
Mormodes dasilvae Salazar, 1993
Mormodes densiflora 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, 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 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

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant families

Infos at rhs.org.uk

Lindley, J. (1836) A Natural System of Botany 446.
Pridgeon, A.M. , Cribb, P., Chase, M.W., and Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2009) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part 2): Epidendroideae, 35 ff. Oxford: Oxford University Press.