Liliaceae FAMILY

Cardiocrinum giganteum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cardiocrinum giganteum is a Bulb up to 1.80 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from Nepal to Assam and Sikkim.

HabitatWoodland clearings at an altitude of 1,500 - 2,400 metres and as high as 3,600 metres around Simla[ 245 Title Scented Flora of the World. Publication Author Genders. R. Publisher Robert Hale. London. Year 1994 ISBN 0-7090-5440-8 Description An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations. ].