Herminium yunnanense Rolfe, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 24. 1913.

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 : 42

49. Herminium yunnanense Rolfe, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 24. 1913.

Monorchis yunnanensis (Rolfe) O. Schwarz, Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 96. 1949.

Type.

CHINA. Yunnan, Tsan-Shan Range, near Yang Bi Pass, Forrest G., 907 (Holotype: E! [E00188161]) .

Description.

Plant 15-27 cm tall. Tubers ovoid-oblong, 5-20 × 4-8 mm. Stem with 2 tubular sheaths and 1 leaf at base. Leaf linear-oblong, 8-14 × 0.5-1 cm, apex acute. Inflorescence 14-22 cm; peduncle cylindrical, with few lanceolate peduncle-scales; rachis 5-9 cm, densely many-flowered; floral bracts ovate, 3-5 mm, shorter than ovary, apex acuminate. Flowers yellowish green; pedicel and ovary, twisted, beaked at apex, 3-6 mm. Dorsal sepal broadly ovate, concave, 1.5-2 × 1-1.6 mm, apex obtuse; lateral sepals ovate, slightly oblique, 1.5-2.3 × 1-1.5 mm, apex obtuse. Petals hooded with dorsal sepal, concave, ovate, 1-1.5 × 1-1.3 mm, apex subacute. Lip oblong, 2-2.5 × 1-2 mm, concave, apex 3-lobed; lateral lobes triangular, 0.5 × 0.3 mm, apex acute; mid-lobe triangular, 0.7 × 0.7 mm, apex obtuse. Column ca. 1 mm; pollinia globose; caudicles short, viscidia ovoid; rostellum clavate, stigma transversely oblong, situated below the rostellum. Fruit oblong, 5-7 mm long.

Flowering time.

August-September.

Habitat.

Terrestrial on grassy slopes at elevations of 2200-3300 m.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan).

Specimens examined.

CHINA: Yunnan, Fugong county, 19.07.2013, Jin X. H, Wang L. S., Wang Q. et al. ST0599 (PE); Chuxiong city, 2200 m, 23.09.1939, Li M. K.,0170 (PE); Yangbi county , 2673 m, 24.07.2006, Jin X. H., 8273 (PE) .