Orchidaceae FAMILY
Vanda cristata
Vanda cristata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vanda cristata is an epiphytic perennial plant producing ascending stems around 25cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailaod, Cambodia, Vietnam
HabitatOn tree trunks in evergreen broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 700 - 1,700 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].