Orchidaceae FAMILY

Calanthe puberula

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calanthe puberula is an evergreen, perennial plant producing a cluster of stems from a rhizomatous rootstock; it can grow 25 - 60cm 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; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, northeastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan, Korea, northern Vietnam

HabitatEvergreen broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 1,200 - 3,000 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. ]