Pleione bulbocodioides

Family: Orchidaceae

What it is like

An orchid. It grows in soil or on rocks. The false bulb is oval with a neck. It is 1-2.5 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There is one leaf. The leaf develops after flowering. It is narrowly oval and 10-25 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. It tapers into a leaflet like stalk 3-5 cm long. The flowers usually occur singly. They are pink to pale purple.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in humus covered soil and on mossy rocks in evergreen broad-leaved forests between 900-3,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Tibet

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Bulb, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Several