Herminium macrophyllum (Don) Dandy

in Jour. Bot. 70: 328 (1932).

Synonymes

Herminium congestum Lindl. in Edgw. Bot. Reg. 18: 1499 (1832).

Neottia macrophylla Don in Prodr. Fl. Nep. 27 (1825). (basionyme)

Spiranthes macrophylla (Don) Spreng. in Syst. 3. 708 (1826).

Peristylus duthiei var. inayatii Deva & Naithani in Orch. Fl. N.W. Himal. 185 (1986).

Peristylus macrophyllus (Don) Lawkush, Vik.Kumar & Bankoti in Indian J. Forest. 36: 388 (2013).

Répartition

Bhoutan, Inde, Népal, Pakistan, Sikkim, Tibet.

Inde : Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Floraison : ______JAS___. Altitude de 1830 à 4300 m.

Description sommaire

Plante terrestre. Taille de 10 à 20 cm. Feuilles de 2 à 3, de 90-100 × 7-19 mm, oblongues. Inflorescence en épi. Sépale dorsal ovale, à apex obtus. Sépales latéraux oblongs. Pétales lancéolés, triangulaires, de 2-3 × 0-1 mm. Labelle lancéolé, ovale, de 2-3 × 0-1 mm. Chromosomes : 2n=40.

Bibliographie

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André Schuiteman, B. Ramamurthy Kailash & Uttam Babu Shrestha. A checklist of the Orchidaceae of India. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. 2022. Page 126.

The wild orchids in Tibet. Tongji University Press. 2023. Page 124. Photo.