Orchidaceae FAMILY

Dendrobium heterocarpum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dendrobium heterocarpum is a perennial plant with thickly fleshy stems 5 - 27cm 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. It is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bamgladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia

HabitatEpiphytic on tree trunks in open forests; at elevations from 1,500 - 1,800 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. ].