Herminium glossophyllum Tang & F. T. Wang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 7: 127. 1936.

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 : 20

17. Herminium glossophyllum Tang & F. T. Wang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 7: 127. 1936. Figs 6H , 7H

Herminium ophioglossoides var. minus Handel-Mazzetti, Symb. Sin. 7: 1333. 1936. Type: CHINA. NW Yunnan, Lidjiang, 1914-1916, Handel-Mazzetti H., 3975 (Holotype: WU! [WU0061504]).

Type.

CHINA. Yunnan, Likiang, Yangtze watershed, eastern slopes of Likiang Snow Range , 15.06.1922, Rock J.F., 4488 (Holotype: US; Isotype: AMES! [AMES00100253]).

Description.

Plant 8-15 cm tall. Tubers oblong, 8-15 × 3-6 mm. Stem with 1 or 2 tubular sheaths and 1-2 leaves at base. Leaves oblong-elliptic, 3-6 × 0.4-1.5 cm, apex subacute to obtuse. Inflorescence 8-13 cm; peduncle cylindrical, ebracteate; rachis 3-7 cm, laxly many flowered; floral bracts lanceolate, 3-5 mm, much shorter than ovary, apex acuminate. Flowers yellowish green; pedicel and ovary twisted, hooked at apex, 3-5 mm. Dorsal sepal oblong-ovate, 2.5-3.5 × 1-1.6 mm, apex obtuse; lateral sepals oblong-elliptic, oblique, 3-4 × 1.2-1.8 mm, apex acute. Petals lanceolate, oblique, 3.5-5 × 0.8-1 mm, apex acute. Lip oblong, base concave and dilated, 3-lobed above middle, 3-3.5 × 2-2.2 mm, tiny globose spur, lateral lobes linear, ca. 0.8 mm; mid-lobe linear-lanceolate, 1-1.2 mm, apex acute. Column ca. 1 mm; pollinia globose; caudicles nearly indistinct or very short, viscidia involute, hornlike, rostellum with short arms, stigma attached below the rostellum, transversely oblong. Fruit oblong, 5-8 mm long.

Flowering time.

June-August.

Habitat.

Terrestrial on grassy slopes at elevations of 3100-3600 m.

Distribution.

China (Sichuan, Yunnan).

Specimens examined.

CHINA: Sichuan, Yanyuan county, Guangding, 3200 m, 02.07.1978, Luo Y. B., 233 (59) (PE); Kangding county , 3600 m, 03.08.1982, Lang K.Y., Li L.Q.,and Fei Y.,1544 (PE) ; Tibet, Zayu county, Zhuwagen , 3500-4000 m, 08.08.2012, Jin X. H., Jin W.T.,and Xu S., 13321 (PE) ; Yunnan, Lijiang, Yulong Snow Mountain , 3200 m, 06.07.2001 , HK Kadoorie Team ,1088 (PE); Shangri-La, 3200 m, 01.06.1937, Yu T.T.,11475 (PE) .

Figures

Figure 6. Dorsal sepal of Herminium. A H. monorchis B H. chloranthum C H. pygmaeum D H. josephi E H. monophyllum F H. lanceum G H. macrophyllum H H. glossophyllum I H. coeloceras J H. fallax K H. handelii L H. elisabethae M H. himalayanum N H. clavigerum O H. quinquelobum P H. macrophyllum Q H. mannii R H. biporosum.

Figure 7. Lateral sepal of Herminium. A H. monorchis B H. chloranthum C H. pygmaeum D H. josephi E H. monophyllum F H. lanceum G H. macrophyllum H H. glossophyllum I H. coeloceras J H. fallax K H. gracile L H. elisabethae M H. himalayanum N H. clavigerum O H. quinquelobum P H. macrophyllum Q H. lanceum R H. biporosum.