Calanthe tricarinata

Botanical Description

Calanthe tricarinata is an evergreen, perennial plant producing a cluster of stems from a rhizomatous rootstock; it can grow 35 - 50cm 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.