Pholidota pallida
Lindl.
Orchidaceae
Coelogyne calceata Rchb.f.
Coelogyne pallida (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Pholidota schlechteri Gagnep.
Pholidota tixieri Guillaumin
Pholidota yunnanensis Schltr.
Pholidota yunpeensis Hu
Common Name:
General Information
Pholidota pallida is an epiphytic perennial plant growint aaround 10 - 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.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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 - India (Himalayas), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
Habitat
Epiphytic on tree trunks in forests; at elevations from 800 - 2,700 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 | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Epiphyte on Schima wallichii, Pinus roxburghii in Nepal[
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
-
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
Pseudobulbs are applied to relieve naval, abdominal and rheumatc pains[
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
-
]. Powder made from pseudobulbs is used to induce sleep[
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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Ajna Fern
with help from
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