Mormodes pardina

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Read about Mormodes pardina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mormodes pardina, Batem. Pseudobulbs 4-7 in. high, st.-like, sheathed by the bases of the lanceolate, striate lvs., which are 4 times as long: raceme nodding, many-fld., shorter than the lvs.; fls. yellow, spotted with reddish purple, fragrant, crowded on the upper end of the stalk; sepals and petals ovate, pointed, convergent; labellum nearly like the segms. out with 2 lateral acute lobes. July, Aug. Mex. B.M. 3900. F.C. 3:113.—A curious and rather rare plant. Var. unicolor, Hook. (M. citrina, Hort.). Fls. of one color, all yellow. B.M. 3879. I.H. 1:25. G.C. III. 14:181. Var. aurantiaca, Rolfe. Sepals and petals golden yellow; labellum yellow. I.H. 39:144. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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