Orchidaceae FAMILY

Nervilia fordii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nervilia fordii is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a fleshy,globose tuber 10 - 15mm in diameter. The plant produces a single flowering stem 13 - 30cm tall, followed by a single, heart-shaped leaf around 5cm x 6cm. The tuber produces 1 to several lateral, subterranean runners during the leafing period, each runner producing new tubers at their apex[ 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, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatShaded damp places in forests; at elevations from 200 - 1,000 metres[ 26 Title Comfrey Report. Publication Author Hills. L. Publisher Henry Doubleday Research Ass. Year ISBN Description A small booklet giving a fairly comprehensive guide to the uses of comfrey. ]. Wet places in mountainous regions[ 283 Title Medicinal Plants in Vietnam Publication Author Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu Publisher World Health Organisation Year 1989 ISBN 92 9061 101 4 Description An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications. ].