Herminium neotineoides Ames & Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih.4: 42. 1919.

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 : 33-34

36. Herminium neotineoides Ames & Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih.4: 42. 1919.

Peristylus neotineoides (Ames & Schltr.) K. Y. Lang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25: 453. 1987.

Monorchis neotineoides (Ames & Schltr.) O. Schwarz. Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 95. 1949.

Type.

CHINA. Sichuan, Western Szechuan , 12000 ft, 1907, Wilson E. H., 1768 (Holotype: AMES! [AMES 00100259]; Isotypes: AMES! [AMES00100261], K! [K000796955]) .

Description.

Plant 20-38 cm tall. Tubers oblong-ovoid, 1-2 × 1-1.5 cm. Stem with 2-3 tubular sheaths and 2 leaves at base. Leaves subopposite, oblong-lanceolate, 4-15 × 0.8-3 cm, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescence 25-28 cm, peduncle cylindrical, with 1 peduncle-scale; rachis 8-18 cm, densely many flowered; floral bracts lanceolate, 5-15 × 1-2 mm, longer than ovary, apex acuminate. Flowers green; pedicel and ovary 4-5 mm. Dorsal sepal elliptic, 2-2.5 × 1-1.5 mm, apex obtuse; lateral sepals spreading, elliptic, 2-2.5 × 1.5 mm, apex obtuse. Petals hooded with dorsal sepal, ovate-lanceolate, oblique, 2-2.5 × ca. 1 mm, concave, apex obtuse. Lip ovate, 2-3 × 2-2.5 mm, base concave, 3-lobed toward apex; disk with a subglobose callus; lateral lobes lanceolate, falcate, apex obtuse; mid-lobe ovate-lanceolate, slightly longer and broader than lateral lobes, apex obtuse; spur saccate; Column ca. 1.5 mm, viscidia ovate, rostellum triangular, 1 mm, stigma transversely oblong.

Flowering time.

July.

Habitat.

Terrestrial on grassy slopes and pastures between Pinus trees at elevations of 3100-4000 m.

Distribution.

China (Sichuan).

Specimens examined.

CHINA: Sichuan, Kangding county , 3150 m, 24.07.1963, Guan K. & Wang W. et al. 340 (PE) .