Orchidaceae FAMILY

Dendrobium moniliforme

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dendrobium moniliforme is an epiphytic, evergreen, perennial plant with clusters of erect, slender, unbranched stems 10 - 30cm or more 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 and also for use in commercial cosmetic products. It is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Nepal, northeast India, Myanmar, southeast China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan

HabitatEpiphytic on tree trunks in broad-leaved forests, lithophytic on rocks in forests and cliffs in valleys; at elevations from 600 - 3,000 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. ]