Mormodes buccinator

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Read about Mormodes buccinator in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Mormodes buccinator, Lindl. Plants 1-2 ft. high: lvs. lanceolate, membranous, striate: fls. pale green, with an ivory-white lip; sepals linear-oblong, the lateral ones reflexed; petals erect; labellum subrotund-cuneate, with the sides rolled back, giving it the appearance of a trumpet. April. Mex. B.M. 4455 (M. lentiginosa). Var. aurantiaca, Rolfe. Differs in its golden fls. B.M. 8041. Var. Rolfei, Hort. Sepals and petals bronzy green; labellum rosy crimson.—This plant is extremely variable in color, ranging from nearly white to chocolate-brown, the various forms being either spotted or plain. Its forms have been described under at least 7 distinct specific names.


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