Gentianaceae FAMILY

Megacodon stylophorus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Megacodon stylophorus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 2.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas tpsouthwestern China.

HabitatStreamsides and damp pastures[ 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. ]. Moist ground amongst shrubs at elvations of 3000 - 4000 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].