Orchidaceae FAMILY

Otochilus albus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Otochilus albus is a perennial epiphytic plant growing around 5 - 15cm 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 - southern China (Xizang), northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

HabitatAn epiphytic plant growing in evergreen, broadleaved forests; at elevations from 1,300 - 1,500 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. , 1750 Title Orchid diversity in two community forests of Makawanpur District, central Nepal Publication Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 October 2018 | 10(11): 12523-12530 Author Bijaya Pant et al Website https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3516.10.11.12523-12530 Publisher Year 2018 ISBN 0974-7893 Description ].