Determined by: Petr G. Efimov, Phytotaxa 254(1): 139. 2016
Sichuan: Luding Xian: Moxi.
Gongga Shan, east side; downstream from Hailuo Guo Glacier; upstream from Camp Number 3.
Abies forest with broadleaved deciduous shrub understory.
29°34'37"N,
101°59'59"E;
3000-3100 m.
In moss at base of slope near stream.Flowers white. Originally identified as Smithorchis calceoliformis (W. W. Smith) T. Tang & F. T. Wang; later described as Herminium gongganum Ormerod, det Paul A. Ormerod, 25 July 2012. Type collection (Holotype: A). See: Taiwania 58: 27. 2013.
David E. Boufford, Michael J. Donoghue & Richard H. Ree
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