Orchidaceae FAMILY

Pholidota pallida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pholidota pallida is an epiphytic perennial plant growint aaround 10 - 25cm tall[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India (Himalayas), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatEpiphytic on tree trunks in forests; at elevations from 800 - 2,700 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. ]