Herminium kumaunense Deva & Naithani, Orchid Fl. N.W. Himalaya: 159. 1986 (' kumaunensis' ).
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Herminium kumaunense Deva & Naithani, Orchid Fl. N.W. Himalaya: 159. 1986 (' kumaunensis' ). |
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27. Herminium kumaunense Deva & Naithani, Orchid Fl. N.W. Himalaya: 159. 1986 (' kumaunensis').
Type.
INDIA. Lohit district , Jachup, Haridasan K., 3670 (Holotype: A.P. Forest Herbarium) .
Description.
Plant upto 12 cm tall. Tubers 2, ovoid, ca. 1.0 × 0.5 cm. Leaves 2, basal, unequal, about 6 × 0.7 cm apex acute. Inflorescence 5 cm long, with lax flowered. Flowers small, green, ovary beaked and strongly hooked; floral bract lanceolate, apex acute, slightly shorter than the ovary. Dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate, acute, ca. 2.5 mm long; lateral sepal obliquely lanceolate, apex acute. Petals oblong, acute, ca. 2 mm long, slightly contracted at the middle. Lip subequal to sepals, broadly saccate in the lower half, obscurely 3-lobed in the upper half; lateral lobes ovate, acute, shorter than the middle; mid-lobe oblong, obtuse. Column short, pollinia ranal shaped, rostellum triangular.
Flowering time.
August.
Habitat.
Terrestrial on grassy slopes at an elevation of 3000 m.
Distribution.
India.
Notes.
The description of this species is based on the protologue. Most of the characters are similar to Herminium pygmaeum except for the petals being constricted in the middle. More specimens and further study are necessary to determine its taxonomic status.
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