Cycnoches is a Genus while Cycnodes is a hybrid of two Genera, Cycnoches x Mormodes, as Ursula pointed out. Think of Cattleya as opposed to Brassocattleya (Bc.). The origin of the flower spike holds true for both.
Jim
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