Peter, Thanks for the note - it's a great help.
I found a lot of the same info, but not as in-depth, in the Baker and Baker Dendrobium book, which I have, and completely forgot to consult. They list the form as: D. farmerii v. aureoflava Hooker f. Do you know if the form was validly published by Hooker f. or are the Bakers just repeating info from another source? -Eric in SF www.orchidphotos.org -----Original Message----- From: Peter O'Byrne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 3:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Dendrobium farmeri Eric, the plant illustrated on http://tinyurl.com/36hje is indeed Dendrobium farmeri. This colour form has never been formally described, so your use of the name Dendrobium farmeri var. aurea is incorrect (plus, it would be "aureum", not "aurea"). The first record of this colour form appears to be in "Beautiful Thai Orchids" by Kamemoto & Sagarik (Orc. Soc. Thai., 1975). The authors call this colour form "Dendrobium farmeri var. aureoflava" but, once again, failed to legitimately publish the name, so it's use (in a formal sense) is incorrect. Also, the epithet should be spelled "aureoflavum", not "aureoflava". Kamemoto & Sagarik published a colour photo of this colour form, and commented that it has been collected from forest at high elevations in the Khanburi region of Western Thailand. They stated that it's leaves are thicker, broader and greener than the normal type, and that it flowers in May-July instead of Feb-March. Peter O'Byrne Singapore -------------------------------------------------- Morrisey's THE Man ! _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
