Mormodes flactifoxaignea

[kavanaru]

Does anybody here have information about this species? Where does it comes from, culture, etc?

I was offered this species (Mormodes flactifoxaignea) but cannot find any information about it... I must admit it is the first time I heard about it. Even pictures are not very common in the web. This is the only one I have been able to find: Pine Ridge Orchids - Photos - Catasetinae species

Yes, I could not resist that picture the plant should be here in one week the latest

[Jan Pahl]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Does anybody here have information about this species? Where does it comes from, culture, etc?

I was offered this species (Mormodes flactifoxaignea) but cannot find any information about it... I must admit it is the first time I heard about it. Even pictures are not very common in the web. This is the only one I have been able to find: Pine Ridge Orchids - Photos - Catasetinae species

Yes, I could not resist that picture the plant should be here in one week the latest

Panita, the moment I fell I don't know anything about Mormodes (something that happens very often ) I always ask the Guru of Mormodes genus, Mr Gerardo Salazar

Gerardo A. Salazar Chavez

That page have his emals, phones, etc... He is very kind, he wrote me at least 3 answers

They are other people like Francisco Miranda or Pedro ivo Soares involved with the genus, but Salazar, well Mormodes is his his live botanical subject. ... Ask him without hesitate.

[kavanaru]

Jan!

[Jan Pahl]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Jan!

[Aceetobe]

I'm guessing its going to be Mormodes fractiflexa. I bought one from them, it should bloom this year, so I'll let you know when it does.

[Gena]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Does anybody here have information about this species? Where does it comes from, culture, etc?

Ramón, I think Aceetobe is right! For me it looks like they wrote the name of the species wrongly! Despite it they put together two different things ... flactifoxa (here is wrong spelling) and ignea .... take a look at Woodstream Orchids
- they did use ignea as a synonym in their catalogue Woodstream Orchids .
Correct spelling is Mormodes fractiflexa. Compare the pics with pictures here Botanical Garden Munich - Dr. Gerlach - The Subtribe Catasetinae - RBO

[kavanaru]

well, in between I received a message from Dr. Gerardoo Salazar. He thinks this is actually Mormodes punctata, which is closely related to Mormodes ignea (Syn. Mormodes fractiflexa). He also added that he keeps Mormodes punctata as a separate species from Mormodes ignea in his work about Mormodes in the "Flora Mesoamericana", because it is the only Mormodes in the "ignea complex" with a trapezoid labellum

If we think a bit further, and keeping some pronunciation and spelling misunderstandings in mind, the we come easily to Mormodes flactifoxaignea... Mormodes fractiflexa syn. ignea ...Mormodes fractiflexa ignea... Mormodes flactifoxa ignea... Mormodes flactifoxaignea (New species :-))

so, I will follow his advice.. Mormodes punctata Rolfe