Coelogyne cristata
Lindl.
Orchidaceae
Cymbidium speciosissimum D.Don
Pleione speciosissima (D.Don) Kuntze
Common Name:
General Information
Coelogyne cristata is a perennial plant producing a cluster of growth around 10 - 30cm tall[
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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental[
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.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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.
Range
E. Asia - Himalayan regions of southern China (Xizang), India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh
Habitat
An epiphyte, growing mainly on the trunks of trees such as Quercus glauca and Rhododendron arboreum, also on large rocks along forest margins; at elevations from 1,700 - 1,800 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.
]
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.15 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
In Nepal this species is found at lower to medium elevations in evergreen broadleaved forests, where the the rainfal is monsoonal, falling mainly from mid June to mid September, winters are warm to mild and frosts are generally few[
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.
,
1750- Title
- Orchid diversity in two community forests of Makawanpur District, central Nepal
- Publication
- Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 October 2018 | 10(11): 12523-12530
- Author
- Bijaya Pant et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3516.10.11.12523-12530
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 0974-7893
- Description
-
].
The flowers are fragrant[
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.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
Infusions of pseudobulbs are used as aphrodisiac and to treat constpaton[
1750- Title
- Orchid diversity in two community forests of Makawanpur District, central Nepal
- Publication
- Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 October 2018 | 10(11): 12523-12530
- Author
- Bijaya Pant et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3516.10.11.12523-12530
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 0974-7893
- Description
-
].
Their juice is applied to wounds & boils[
1750- Title
- Orchid diversity in two community forests of Makawanpur District, central Nepal
- Publication
- Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 October 2018 | 10(11): 12523-12530
- Author
- Bijaya Pant et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3516.10.11.12523-12530
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 0974-7893
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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