Orchidaceae FAMILY
Satyrium nepalense
Satyrium nepalense
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Satyrium nepalense is a perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock; it forms a basal rosette of leaves with flowering stems 50 - 75cm tall[ 230 Title Hardy Orchids. Orchids for the Garden and Frost-free Greenhouse. Publication Author Cribb. P. & Bailes. C. Publisher Christopher Helm. London. Year 1989 ISBN 0 7470 0416 1 Description An excellent book looking at the orchids that can be grown outdoors in temperate climates and giving lots of information on how to grow them. Very lttle information on their uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand
HabitatForests, open forests, grassy slopes and alpine slopes; at elevations from 1,000 - 4,200 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. ]. Cool, open grasslands[ 1750 Title Orchid diversity in two community forests of Makawanpur District, central Nepal Publication Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 October 2018 | 10(11): 12523-12530 Author Bijaya Pant et al Website https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3516.10.11.12523-12530 Publisher Year 2018 ISBN 0974-7893 Description ].