
Orchidaceae FAMILY
Dendrobium moschatum
Dendrobium moschatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dendrobium moschatum is an evergreen perennial plant producing stout, rigid, unbranched stems up to 100cm 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 use in commercial cosmetic products.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
HabitatEpiphytic on tree trunks in open forests; at elevations around 1,300 metres in southern China