Status:
valid
Authors:
Ames & Schltr.
Source:
wcs
Year:
1919
Citation Micro:
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 42 (1919)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000981683
Common Names
- Herminium Neotineoides
- Neotineoides Herminium
- Neotineoides Orchid
Uses & Benefits
Herminium neotineoides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat various ailments such as fever, cough, cold, and headache.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Herminium neotineoides has small, white, bell-shaped flowers with yellow anthers. Its seeds are small, black, and round. The seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons.
Cultivation and Propagation
Herminium neotineoides can be propagated by division or by seed. Division is the easiest and most successful method. The plant should be divided in spring or early summer. Seeds should be sown in late spring or early summer in a light, well-drained soil. The seeds should be lightly covered with soil and kept moist until germination occurs.
Where to Find Herminium neotineoides
Herminium neotineoides can be found in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Species in the Herminium genus
Herminium kamengense,
Herminium tangianum,
Herminium alaschanicum,
Herminium biporosum,
Herminium bulleyi,
Herminium chloranthum,
Herminium coeloceras,
Herminium coiloglossum,
Herminium ecalcaratum,
Herminium elisabethiae,
Herminium fallax,
Herminium forceps,
Herminium glossophyllum,
Herminium gracile,
Herminium jaffreyanum,
Herminium josephi,
Herminium kalimpongense,
Herminium kumaunensis,
Herminium lanceum,
Herminium longilobatum,
Herminium mackinnonii,
Herminium macrophyllum,
Herminium mannii,
Herminium monophyllum,
Herminium monorchis,
Herminium neotineoides,
Herminium ophioglossoides,
Herminium pugioniforme,
Herminium pusillum,
Herminium quinquelobum,
Herminium singulum,
Herminium souliei,
Herminium suave,
Herminium yunnanense,
Herminium kamengensis,
Herminium pygmaeum,
Herminium hongdeyuanii,
Herminium albomarginatum,
Herminium albosanguineum,
Herminium albovirens,
Herminium clavigerum,
Herminium edgeworthii,
Herminium fimbriatum,
Herminium handelii,
Herminium himalayanum,
Herminium humidicola,
Herminium latilabre,
Herminium oxysepalum,
Herminium wangianum,
Species in the Orchidaceae family
Aa fiebrigii,
Aa hartwegii,
Aa hieronymi,
Aa leucantha,
Aa lorentzii,
Aa macra,
Aa achalensis,
Aa maderoi,
Aa mandonii,
Aa matthewsii,
Aa microtidis,
Aa paleacea,
Aa argyrolepis,
Aa riobambae,
Aa rosei,
Aa schickendanzii,
Aa sphaeroglossa,
Aa trilobulata,
Aa weddelliana,
Aa aurantiaca,
Aa calceata,
Aa colombiana,
Aa denticulata,
Aa erosa,
Aa figueroi,
Aa lozanoi,
Aa lehmannii,
Acampe carinata,
Acampe cephalotes,
Acampe ochracea,
Acampe pachyglossa,
Acampe praemorsa,
Acampe joiceyana,
Acampe hulae,
Acanthophippium bicolor,
Acanthophippium chrysoglossum,
Acanthophippium curtisii,
Acanthophippium eburneum,
Acanthophippium gougahense,
Acanthophippium javanicum,
Acanthophippium lilacinum,
Acanthophippium mantinianum,
Acanthophippium parviflorum,
Acanthophippium pictum,
Acanthophippium splendidum,
Acanthophippium striatum,
Acanthophippium sylhetense,
Acanthophippium curtisii,
Achlydosa glandulosa,
Acianthera aculeata,