Fritillaria delavayi

Botanical Description

Fritillaria delavayi is a perennial plant growing from an ovoid, fleshy bulb comprising of 2 - 3 scales and around 10 - 20mm in diameter; the flowering stem is around 15 - 35cm tall[ 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 medicinal use. They are often dried and then exported[ 979 Title The Gardens' Bulletin Straits Settlements Vol VI Publication Author Publisher Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore. Year 1930 ISBN Description A botanical publication of Singapore Botanic Gardens, with a range of articles. This one focuses on the medicinal plants of the region. ]. It is one of several species that are used as a source of the Traditional Chinese Medicine 'Chuan Bei Mu', which is primarily obtained from Fritillaria cirrhosa[ 2210 Title Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Publication Author Bensky D., Clavey S. & Stöger E. Publisher Eastland Press Inc; Seattle, USA Year 2004 ISBN 0-939616-4-24 Description ].