Mormolyca

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Mormolyca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Lycastinae
Genus: Mormolyca
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Species
  • Mormolyca aurorae
  • Mormolyca fuchii
  • Mormolyca galeata
  • Mormolyca gracilipes
  • Mormolyca lineolata
  • Mormolyca peruviana
  • Mormolyca polyphylla
  • Mormolyca ringens
  • Mormolyca schweinfurthiana

Mormolyca, abbreviated as Mlca in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids comprising of 9 species native to Central America and northern South America.