Orchidaceae FAMILY

Dendrobium longicornu

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dendrobium longicornu is an epiphytic, evergreen, perennial plant with clusters of slender, unbranched stems 7 - 35cm 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 - northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, southern China, Myanmar, northern Vietnam

HabitatEpiphytic on tree trunks in mountain forests; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,500 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. ].