Dendrobium crepidatum
Lindl. ex Paxton
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Stem, Flower
The stem is used as a tea substitute, and the flowers are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, China,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A subtropical orchid in the Orchidaceae family with edible stems and flowers; it is sold in local markets.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Dendrobium crepidatum (shoe-lipped dendrobium) is a species of orchid. It is native to southern China (Guizhou, Yunnan), the eastern Himalayas (India, Assam, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Nepal, Bangladesh), and northern Indochina (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam).
Other Information
It is sold in local markets.
Names & Synonyms
Huang cao, Luan nan gai, Me dao ying
References (1)
- Cao, Y., et al, 2020, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2020) 16:66
