Daphniphyllaceae FAMILY

Daphniphyllum himalense

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Daphniphyllum himalense is an evergreen shrub or small tree usually growing around 5 - 12 metres 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 and source of wood, it is possibly also eaten. The plant is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan region from northwestern India, Nepal, Bhutan, southern China (Xizang, Yunnan) to Northern Myanmar.

HabitatCool moist forests, shady ravines and valleys alongside streams; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,500 metres[ 158 Title Forest Flora of Chakrata, Dehra Dun and Saharanpur. Publication Author Gupta. B. L. Publisher Forest Research Institute Press Year 1945 ISBN - Description A good flora for the middle Himalayan forests, sparsly illustrated. Not really for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 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. ].