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Mormolyca ringens 'Emerald Gardens' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN3987
Name: Mormolyca ringens 'Emerald Gardens' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Troy C. Meyers
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Parent plant: Medium-sized plant. The vendor said that it was originally from Mexico.
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 84°F, nights 69°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 81°F, nights 61°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Mormolyca   From Greek "mormolyca" hobgoblin. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of ringens   From Latin "ringens" rigid, stiff. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Mormolyca   mor-mo-LYE-kah (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of ringens   RIN-jenz (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: Capsules failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. In Mexico, plants are found in the States of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz, where they grow in open stands of oak and in dense, humid forests at 4600 ft. (1400 m) or less. In Belize, this orchid common in the Cayo, Stann Creek, and Toledo Districts, where it grows in moist pine/oak and broadleaved forest at 150–2300 ft. (50–700 m). In Guatemala, plants are found on trees in dense, humid forests from sea level to 3300 ft. (0-1000 m) in Alta Verapaz, Escuintla, Izabal, Jalapa, and Sacatepéquez. In El Salvador, plants grow in the mountains at 4250–4600 ft. (1300–1400 m). In Honduras and Nicaragua, plants are found in forests on Caribbean-facing slopes at about 2850 ft. (870 m).
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