Orchidaceae FAMILY

Dendrobium fimbriatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dendrobium fimbriatum is an epiphytic perennial plant producing a cluster of unbranched, rigid stems 50 - 100cm 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, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatEpiphytic on tree trunks in dense forests, lithophytic on damp rocks in mountain valleys; at elevations from 600 - 1,700 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. ].