Habenaria fargesii Finet, Rev. Gen. Bot. 13: 528, t. 18A. 1-8. 1901.
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3. Habenaria fargesii Finet, Rev. Gen. Bot. 13: 528, t. 18A. 1-8. 1901.
Type.
China, Sichuan, 1400 m elev., 1893, Farges 1279 [lectotype designated here: P (P00426411 image!)] .
Description.
Terrestrial herbs, 13-37 cm tall. Tubers ovoid or oblong. Stems erect or ascending, finely papillate-pubescent. Leaves 2, opposite, basal; base narrowed and amplexicaul; leaf blade spreading horizontally, adaxially yellowish-white marked, ovate or orbicular, 4-6 cm long, 3.5-6 cm broad, apex acute. Inflorescence 10-30 cm long, 4-9-flowered; rachis 5-11 cm long, finely papillate-pubescent; floral bracts lanceolate, ca. 7 mm long, apex acuminate. Flowers yellowish-green; ovary and pedicel twisted, 1.2-2 cm long, pubescent. Dorsal sepal ovate, 3-3.5 mm long, ca. 2.5 mm broad, margins ciliate, apex acute; lateral sepals strongly reflexed, obliquely ovate, 5-7 mm long, ca. 4 mm broad, margins ciliate, apex acute. Petals connivent with dorsal sepal, deeply 2-lobed; upper lobe falcate-oblong, ca. 4 mm long; lower lobe linear, ca. 10 mm long; lip deeply 3-lobed above the base, spurred; lateral lobes divaricate, filiform, ca. 1.5 cm long, apex curled; mid-lobe linear, ca. 1 cm long; spur pendulous, 2-2.5 cm long. Column short and broad, anther connective wide; pollinia granular; caudicles linear; stigmatic processes elongated. (Fig. 8 View Figure 8 ).
Phenology.
Flowering in July to September.
Habitat.
Montane forests, grassy valleys; 1400-3000 m elev.
Distribution.
N and S Hengduan; also in Chongqing and Gansu of China (Fig. 9 View Figure 9 ).
More illustrations.
Finet (1901, fig. 18A, 1-8).
Additional specimens examined.
N HENGDUAN: Sichuan, T.T. Li 644 (PE). S HENGDUAN: Yanyuan, 3000 m elev., 2015, FLPH Sichuan Expedition 152179 (PE).
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