Orchidaceae FAMILY
Dendrobium crumenatum
Dendrobium crumenatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dendrobium crumenatum is a robust, branched herb with slender, elongated stems 60 - 90 cm long[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.
HabitatAn epiphyte growing in humid regions, or regions with a short dry season, in open forest and on wayside trees, sometimes on boulders, locally numerous; at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].