Fewer than 40 specimens of habenaria plurifoliata, a rare and endangered perennial herbaceous orchid, have been discovered in a nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The new discovery bolsters future population surveys, habitat research and conservation efforts for the species. Discovered for the first time at Longling County's Xiaoheishan Nature Reserve, the plant grows in humid valley meadow in two locations, with each measuring more than 70 centimeters in height. A single habenaria plurifoliata plant produces 10 to 25 flowers. The blossoms are green or greenish-white, with the upper outer petals slightly curved upward, resembling a sickle or a tongue. Its flower buds resemble drill bits, while its fruits are spindle-shaped. This plant has a narrow distribution, found primarily in Yunnan Province, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Guizhou Province in south and southwest China. Shotlist: Longling County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Recent: 1. Various of endangered flower habenaria plurifoliata. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]