Herminium mannii (Rchb.f.) Tang & F.T. Wang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 7: 128. 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 : 29-31

33. Herminium mannii (Rchb.f.) Tang & F.T. Wang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 7: 128. 1936. Figs 6Q , 10H

Habenaria gracillima Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 163. 1890. Type: INDIA. Khasia Hills, Munnipore, 4000-5000 ft, Clarke C. B. s.n. (not found).

Peristylus gracillimus (Hook.f.) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 513. 1898.

Habenaria duclouxii Rolfe, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 25. 1913. Type: CHINA. Yunnan, Ducloux F., 226 (Lectotype, here chosen: K! [K000827046W]). Syntype: Yunnan, western slopes of the Tsan-Shan Range near head of Yang-pi pass, 9.1905, Forrest G., 906 (Syntype: E! [E00381984]).

Habenaria spiranthiformis Ames & Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih.4: 52. 1919. Type: CHINA. Yunnan, Maire E. E., 2616 (Holotype: AMES! [AMES00100097]).

Platanthera mannii (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 114. 1919.

Herminium yuanum Tang & F.T. Wang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 7: 129. 1936. Type: CHINA. Sichuan, Li county, 2900 m, 17.09.1932, Yu T. T., 1543 (Holotype: PE! [PE00027291]).

Herminium spiranthiforme (Ames & Schltr.) Tang & F.T. Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin.1: 62. 1951.

Peristylus mannii (Rchb. f.) Mukherjee, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 21(3): 153. 1953.

Basionym.

Coeloglossum mannii Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 54. 1876.

Type.

INDIA. Assam, Khasia Hills , 5000 ft; Mann s.n. (Holotype: W) .

Description.

Plant 10-43 cm tall. Tubers oblong, 1-2.5 × 0.5-1 cm. Stem with 2-4 leaves and 2 tubular sheaths at base. Leaves linear, 3-14 × 0.2-0.4 cm, apex acuminate. Inflorescence 10-37 cm; peduncle cylindrical, peduncle-scales 1-5, lanceolate, 2-20 mm; rachis 4-16 cm, laxly many-flowered; floral bracts ovate-lanceolate, 2-4 mm, shorter than ovary, apex acuminate. Flowers pale yellowish green; ca. 3 mm across, pedicel and ovary 2-5 mm. Dorsal sepal ovate, concave, 2-2.5 × 0.8-1 mm, apex obtuse; lateral sepals oblong-lingulate, 2-2.5 × 0.8-1 mm, apex obtuse. Petals hooded with dorsal sepals, obliquely ovate-lanceolate, 2-2.5 × ca. 0.8 mm, apex obtuse. Lip oblong-ovate, 2.5-3 × 0.8-1 mm, base deeply concave, ecallose, 3-lobed near middle; lateral lobes oblong, 0.8-1.5 mm; mid-lobe oblong, slightly attenuate, 1-2 mm, spur pendulous, scrotiform, 1-1.5 mm, apex obtuse. Column 0.3-0.5 mm; pollinia globose, caudicles short, viscidia ellipsoid, rostellum triangular, shortly armed, stigma transversely oblong-clavate, extended outwards at base of lip.

Flowering time.

August-October.

Habitat.

Terrestrial in forest margins and on grassy slopes at elevations of 1700-3400 m.

Distribution.

China, India, Myanmar, Nepal.

Specimens examined.

CHINA: Sichuan, Danba county, 3000 m, 06.08.1940, Qu G.L.,7539A (PE); Jinchuan county, 3100 m, 15.06.1958, Li X., 77748 (PE); Luding county , 1300 m, 12.07.1982, Lang K.Y., Li L.Q., Fei Y., 624 (PE); Mianning, 1800 m, 30.09.1938, Yu T. T., 17814 (PE); Mianning, 2000 m, 25.07.1959, Wang Z.B., 2168 (PE); Muli, 2300 m, 18.07.1937, Yu T.T., 7319 (PE); Yajiang county , 3080 m, 30.07.1960, Guan Z.T., 41-0728 (PE) ; Yunnan, Gongshan county, 3337 m, 11.09.2005, Jin X. H.,7983 (PE); Songming County (Sung-Ming KuoTung), 2200 m, 10.10.1950, Mao P.I., 161 (PE); mid-W Yunnan, 1520 m, 09.1924, Forrest G., 25104 (K); Wenshan county , Bozhushan, Xiaoheijing, 2400 m, 31.07.1993, Shui Y. M., 003196 (PE) .

INDIA: Assam, Khasi Hills, Mawphlang , 1800 m, 31.07.1954, Chand T. R., 7890 (K) ; Meghalaya, 11.09.1984, Naithani, H. B., 1175 (DD) ; Nagaland, Kegurma Edge , 2100 m, 10.11.1885, Clarke C. B., 61858 (K) .

NEPAL: Koshi, Taplejung, Guphapokhari at 2900 m, 29.08.2007, Raskoti B. B., 250 (TUCH) .

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 10. Column structure in Herminium. A H. monorchis B H. josephi C H. latilabre D H. monophyllum E H. kamengense F H. longilobatum F H. himalayanum H H. mannii I H. fallax.