Dendrobium xanthomeson Schltr. 1905 SECTION Amblyanthus Schlechter 1905 Type drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Yellow ?Dendrobium

Flower Size

Found in New Guinea on trees in forests at elevations around 800 meters as a warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the fall.

Schlechter states that the flowers are yellowish externally, white inside, the lip with pale yellow in the center .

Synonyms Amblyanthe xanthomeson (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983; Amblyanthus xanthomeson (Schltr.) Brieger 1981

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Das Pflanzenreich Orchidaceae Monandre-Dendrobiinae Fr. Kraenzlin 1910; Orchidaceae of German New Guinea Schlechter 1913 drawing fide; Die Orchideen lieferung 11/12 633 - 752 Brieger 1981 as Amblyanthus xanthomeson;

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