Mormodes variabilis

[Aceetobe]

Bruno....I've clearly seen the female Cycnoches and Catasetums, but how do you tell the Female mormodes?

The story i was always told was that upon removal of the pollinia, the column rotates and the stigma becomes receptive.

[Bruno De Toni]

Originally Posted by Aceetobe

Bruno....I've clearly seen the female Cycnoches and Catasetums, but how do you tell the Female mormodes?

The story i was always told was that upon removal of the pollinia, the column rotates and the stigma becomes receptive.

Aceetobe, mormodes female flowers are also very clear to distinguish. As you pointed out, in female flowers the column twisted upwards to one side of the flower allowing an easy polinization by the euglosae bees. The male flowers do not show rotated columns and they cannot become female just when is removed the pollinia, that is a false story. Look at the picture that I enclosed with this note where it is highlited both male and female flowers in one blooming spike. By the way, to have female flowers in mormodes the plant must be very strong and healthy, here it doesn´t work the light factor. Hope the question is clarified now.

[Gena]

Bruno, great photo and perfect explanation!
Jesus, I am seriously in love with your Mormodes buccinator - this one is so good!

[Bruno De Toni]

Jesus, I am seriously in love with your Mormodes buccinator - this one is so good!

This mormodes was so spectacular a few years ago that I was getting crazy when I saw the plant dying by a fungal desease, I almost loose this plant, now it is totally recovered thanks to a keiky which grew on the psbulb. At this moment is still small but strong enough to carry out a flower spike and I hope to see the flowers again and share it here in a few weeks. Is one of the best mormodes I have, no doubt about it.

[Bruno De Toni]

Ok, today this ”unshaved” creature looks like that

Gena this specie is a must to anyone who likes mormodes is really beautifull. By the way petals cleared up to almost white. I saw same behaivor to my buccinators which they are becoming alba in a few days jejejeje. I forgot to mention, really good pictures.