Nick, This sounds like the taxon described as Dendrobium archipelagense by Howcroft & Takeuchi in 2004. There is a photo on page 14 of of "Spatulata Orchids of Papua New Guinea", by the Orchid Soc. of PNG (2006). This same taxon is described & illustrated in my "Lowland Orchids of PNG" (pages 236-237 & Plate D045) under the name "Dendrobium strepsiceros, and also in "Dendrobium and its Relatives by Lavarack, Harris, and Stocker, again under the name "Dendrobium strepsiceros. The flowers are apple-green to bright pea-green, but fade to yellow-green then cream as they age.
You'll have to decide for yourself if it shuold be called D. strepsiceros or D. archipelagense. Cheers, Peter O'Byrne Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:09:04 -0500 From: "Nicholas Plummer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [OGD] Dendrobium antennatum 'Green form' or D. strepsiceros? I recently purchased an odd Dendrobium seedling, a selfing of a plant labeled Dendrobium antennatum 'Green Form.' The mother plant apparently came from Lonne's Orchid Nursery in Cairns. My plant is currently blooming, and the flowers are a pale green wherever a normal D. antennatum would be white: labellum, sepals, and pedicel. The petals are not twisted. Overall, the flowers look rather like the picture of D. strepsiceros in _Dendrobium and its Relatives_ by Lavarack, Harris, and Stocker, but my plant seems to be more green. Can anyone comment on Dendrobium antennatum 'Green Form'? Is it a color form of D. antennatum, D. strepsiceros, or something else entirely? If it is a form of D. antennatum, what is its origin? Is there an easy way to distinguish D. antennatum from D. strepsiceros? Thanks. Nick -- Nicholas Plummer _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
