THIS MONTH I WAS WORKING ON IDENTIFICATION OF A MORMODES AND IT INSPIRED ME TO ADD A PAGE TO THE BLOG ABOUT MORMODES. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE RECEIVED SOME EXCELLENT PICTURES OF PANAMANIAN MORMODES FROM THREE PEOPLE. WITH THEIR PERMISSION AS NOTED ON THE PICTURES, I AM POSTING THEM FOR FELLOW LOVERS OF THE CATASETINAE.
DR. ROBERT DRESSLER IN HIS FIELD GUIDE TO THE ORCHIDS OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA DISCUSSES THE CATASETINAE IN A CHAPTER TITLED "THE BIZARRE SUBTRIBES". I LIKE THAT DESCRIPTION BUT IF THE CATASETINAE ARE BIZARRE, THEN I THINK MORMODES IS PROBABLY THE MOST BIZARRE OF ALL WITH ITS ASYMETRICAL TWISTED COLUMN AND LIP. AFTER ALL, THE NAME MORMODES IS FROM THE GREEK MEANING RESEMBLING A FRIGHTFUL OBJECT, A HOBGOBLIN.
DR. ROBERT DRESSLER IN HIS FIELD GUIDE TO THE ORCHIDS OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA DISCUSSES THE CATASETINAE IN A CHAPTER TITLED "THE BIZARRE SUBTRIBES". I LIKE THAT DESCRIPTION BUT IF THE CATASETINAE ARE BIZARRE, THEN I THINK MORMODES IS PROBABLY THE MOST BIZARRE OF ALL WITH ITS ASYMETRICAL TWISTED COLUMN AND LIP. AFTER ALL, THE NAME MORMODES IS FROM THE GREEK MEANING RESEMBLING A FRIGHTFUL OBJECT, A HOBGOBLIN. ACCORDING TO DR. GERARDO SALAZAR, THE ONLY EXPERT ON THE GENUS, THERE ARE SOME 80 SPECIES RANGING FROM MEXICO TO BOLIVIA AND BRAZIL. PANAMA HAS ADDITIONAL MORMODES SPECIES BUT I CHOOSE TO ONLY DEAL WITH FOUR OF THEM AT THIS TIME.
Mormodes hookeri 'Brent Baker' HCC/AOS owned by Brent Baker
Mormodes fractiflexa 'Ed Harris' CHM/AOS owned by Ed Harris
Mormodes fractiflexa 'Ed Harris' CHM/AOS owned by Ed Harris
Mormodes punctata owned by Ed Harris
Mormodes colossa Eric Hunt http://www.orchidphotos.org
Mormodes colossa Eric Hunt http://www.orchidphotos.org
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