Orchidaceae FAMILY

Bulbophyllum inconspicuum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bulbophyllum inconspicuum is an evergreen, perennial plant with slender rhizomes on which are produced at intervals a pseudobulb with a single leaf 10 - 35mm long[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. The plant is harvesed from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern Japan, Korea

HabitatEpiphytic on tree trunks in central and southern Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ].