Orchidaceae FAMILY

Dendrobium loddigesii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dendrobium loddigesii is a perennial, epiphytic plant with slender, sometimes branched stems 10 - 45cm long that are often pendulous[ 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 use in commercial cosmetic products.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeastern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia

HabitatEpiphytic on tree trunks in mountain forests, lithophytic on rocks in forests; at elevations from 400 - 1,500 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. ].