Orchidaceae FAMILY

Spiranthes sinensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Spiranthes sinensis is a perennial plant producing a cluster of growth 13 - 30cm tall from a tuberous rootstock[[ 974 Title Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants Publication Author Ahmed Fayaz Publisher Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand Year 2011 ISBN 978-1-55407-489 Description A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference. ] 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 - NE India, Myanmar, SE China, S Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Western Australia, New Caledonia

HabitatOpen and moist areas in forests, thickets, wet grasslands, meadows, marshes; at elevations from 200 - 3,400 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. ].