Thanks, Peter. I found a picture of D. archipelagense at gallery.orchidspng.com along with the note that it used to be referred to as D. antennatum 'Apple Green.' It seems to be a fairly good match. I will watch my plant to see if the flowers fade as they age, because right now they are much more green than the plant illustrated by Lavarack, Harris, and Stocker.
Since the name D. strepsiceros J.J. Sm. clearly predates D. archipelagense Howcroft and W.N. Takeuchi, is there any particular reason why I shouldn't use the former name? Is there doubt as to what plant D. strepsiceros refers? Regards, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter O'Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:04 am Subject: Dendrobium antennatum 'Green form' or D. strepsiceros? To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
