Herminium souliei (Finet) Rolfe

Flowering from July to August.

Herminium souliei is close relative of Herminium lanceum, but differs from the latter in its lip 3.2-4.5 mm (vs. 4-10 mm), lateral lobes 1-2 mm (vs. 2.5-7 mm).

Herminium souliei is occurring in W Sichuan, SE Xizang, NE and W Yunnan of China.

Plants 12-40 cm tall. Tubers oblong-ellipsoid, 10-20 mm long, 6-10 mm wide. Stem with 2 or 3 tubular sheaths at base, 2-4-leaved. Leaves basal and subopposite or cauline, widely spaced and alternate, narrowly oblong, 4.5-20 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide, apex acute. Inflorescence 8-25 cm; peduncle cylindric, with 1-2-lanceolate sterile bracts 0.5-2.4 cm; rachis 4-12 cm subdensely many flowered; floral bracts ovate-lanceolate, 2-5 mm, shorter than ovary, apex acuminate. Flowers erect or horizontal, pale green; ovary straight to slightly arcuate, 4-5 mm including pedicel. Dorsal sepal erect, ovate, concave, 2.5-3 mm long, ca. 2 mm wide, 3-veined, apex obtuse; lateral sepals spreading, ovate, oblique, ca. 3.5 mm long, 2.5 mm wide, 1-veined, apex obtuse. Petals erect, linear, 2.5-3 mm long, ca. 0.6 mm wide, 1-veined, apex obtuse; lip pendulous, narrowly oblong, 3.2-4.5 mm long, 0.8-1.2 mm wide, slightly contracted at middle, base slightly dilated and shallowly concave, furcately 3-lobed toward apex; lateral lobes linear-falcate, incurved, 1-2 mm; mid-lobe oblong-lanceolate to obtusely triangular, ca. 0.5 mm, apex obtuse. Column ca. 1 mm; pollinia ovoid; viscidia ovoid.

Growing in broad-leaved forests, coniferous forests, grassy slopes; 1400-4200 m.