Ponerorchis limprichtii (Schltr.) Soó 1966

Plant and Old Flowers in situ Photos by © Sun Hang and Sue Kelly and the Biodiversity of the Hengduan Mountains Orchid Website

Common Name Limpricht's Hemipilia [German Plant Collector in central Asia late 1800's/early 1900's] - In China Hua Xi Xiao Hong Men Lan

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found in central China in pine forests, open scree slopes and meadows often in limestone crevices on ledges at elevations of 20000 to 4700 meters as a mini-miniature to miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial with oblong tubers giving rise to an erct, slender, glabrous stem with 1 to 2 membraneous sheaths and a singel, basal, ovate, ovate-cordate to elliptic-ovate, green spotted with black purple above, basally clasping leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, terminal, 1 to 4 flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Chusua hui (Tang & F.T.Wang) P.F.Hunt 1971; Chusua limprichtii (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt 1971; Orchis hui Tang & F.T.Wang 1936; *Orchis limprichtii Schltr. 1922; Ponerorchis hui (Tang & F.T.Wang) Soó 1966;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI The Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 as Orchis limprichtii photo fide; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 as Orchis limprichtii photo good; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing ok

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