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Mormodes tuxtlensis 'MC5959' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN6468
Name: Mormodes tuxtlensis 'MC5959' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Troy C. Meyers
 
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Comments: Parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN4478 effort of 2004. Very pleasant fragrance.
 
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, Winter: days average 78°F, nights 65°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 69°F, nights 58°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Mormodes   From Greek "mormo" phantom, frightful object; "-oides" resembling. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of tuxtlensis   Means "from Sierra de Los Tuxtlas" in Mexico. (Source: Troy Meyers)
Pronunciation of Mormodes   mor-MOE-deez (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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Flask Information
Availability: Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
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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. This recently described species is endemic to the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, a mountain mass isolated on the coastal plain on the Gulf of Mexico in southern Veracruz. Plants grow epiphytically on rotting wood in mountain rainforest at 1650-3950 ft. (500-1200 m).
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