Herminium monorchis (L.) R.Br.

Kubentayev, Serik A., Efimov, Petr G., Alibekov, Daniyar T., Kupriyanov, Andrey N., Izbastina, Klara S., Khalymbetova, Aizhan E. & Perezhogin, Yuri V., 2023, Review of Orchidaceae of the northern part of Kazakhstan, PhytoKeys 229, pp. 185-213 : 185

Herminium monorchis (L.) R.Br.

Distribution in adjacent reg.

Russia (European Russia, Ural, Siberia), Kazakhstan (Altai).

Specimens examined and literature records.

Semipalatinsk Pinery: East Kazakhstan Region: Semipalatinsk District: near Semipalatinsk , 8 Jun 1914, Mordvinova s.n.. (MOSP!). Irtysh: Pavlodar Region [without detailed locality] ( Kuznetsov and Pavlov 1958) .

Habitat and ecology.

Forest edges, damp meadows.

Phenology.

Flowering in Jun-Jul; fruiting in Aug-Sept.

Conservation status.

Not protected. We recommend to include this species in the next edition of the Red Book of Kazakhstan.

Notes.

Herminium monorchis is reported here for the first time for the Semipalatinsk Pinery FR. Previously, in North Kazakhstan, it was reported only for Irtysh FR ( Kuznetsov and Pavlov 1958). In Kazakhstan, H. monorchis is more common in the mountainous regions of eastern and southern Kazakhstan, not included in the current revision.