Herminium coiloglossum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 15. 1906.

Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur, Schuiteman, Andre, Jin, Wei-Tao & Jin, Xiao-Hua, 2017, A taxonomic revision of Herminium L. (Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae), PhytoKeys 79, pp. 1-74 : 14-16

10. Herminium coiloglossum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 15. 1906. Figs 8H , 9Q

Monorchis coiloglossa (Schltr.) O. Schwarz, Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 95. 1949.

Type.

CHINA. Yunnan, Szemeo, Henry A., 13556 (Holotype: B, lost; Isotype: K! [000079037], NY! [NY00008941]) .

Description.

Plant 7-31 cm tall. Tubers ovoid-oblong, 4-20 × 3-5 mm. Stem with 2 tubular sheaths and 1 leaf at base. Leaf linear-oblong, 4-12 × 0.3-0.8 cm, apex acute. Inflorescence 6-27 cm; peduncle cylindrical, with 2-7 lanceolate peduncle-scales; rachis 1.5-11 cm, laxly many flowered; floral bracts ovate, 1-3 mm, shorter than ovary, apex acuminate. Flowers yellowish green; pedicel and ovary twisted, straight, 4-6 mm. Dorsal sepal orbicular-ovate, concave, 1.2-1.5 × 1-1.2 mm, apex obtuse; lateral sepals ovate, slightly oblique, 1.5-2 × 1-1.2 mm, apex obtuse. Petals hooded with dorsal sepal, oblong, oblique, 1.2 × 0.7 mm, apex obtuse. Lip oblong to nearly pandurate, 1.5-2 × 0.8-1 mm, contracted at middle, base dilated and concave, apex 3-lobed; lateral lobes triangular-falcate, ca. 0.2 × 0.08 mm, apex subacute; mid-lobe broadly triangular, 0.3 × 0.3 mm, apex obtuse. Column ca. 1 mm; pollinia globose; caudicles short, viscidia ovoid, rostellum triangular, stigma transversely oblong situated below the rostellum. Fruit oblong, 4-5 mm long.

Flowering time.

August-September.

Habitat.

Terrestrial on grassy slopes at elevations of 1600-2800 m.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan).

Specimens examined.

CHINA: Yunnan, Jingdong county, 1600 m, 11.10.1939, Li M. K., 0449 (PE); Lanping Camp, way to Yakou, 2700 m, 11.06.1981, Hengduan Mountain Expedition Team , 3925 (PE) .

Figures

Figure 8. Petal of Herminium. A H. monorchis B H. chloranthum C H. pygmaeum D H. josephi E H. monophyllum F H. lanceum G H. josephi H H. coiloglossum I H. coeloceras J H. fallax K H. himalayanum L H. elisabethae M H. alaschanicum N H. ophioglossoides O H. quinquelobum P H. macrophyllum Q H. ecalcaratum R H. biporosum

Figure 9. Lip of Herminium. A H. monorchis B H. chloranthum C H. pygmaeum D H. josephi E H. monophyllum F H. macrophyllum G H. macrophyllum H H. alaschanicum I H. coeloceras J H. fallax K H. longilobatum L H. elisabethae M H. alaschanicum N H. lanceum O H. quinquelobum P H. kamengense Q H. coiloglossum R H. biporosum.