Orchidaceae FAMILY

Pleione humilis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pleione humilis is an epiphytic, perennial plant with leaves 20 - 25cm 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

Origintemperate

Native RangeE, Asia - Himalayan regions of India, China (Xizang), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar

HabitatEpiphytic in moss, on Rhododendron and other tree species, plants often forming rings or collars around trunks or branches; at elevations from 1,800 - 3,200 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. ].