Knowing Orchids Seriatim

# f. Pleione humilis (Smith) D. Don

Habit: Herbaceous

Family: Orchidaceae

Distribution: Central Nepal Himalayas to South East China, Burma

Altitude range: 2000 – 3000 m average sea level

Habitat: Temperate zones; growing on rocks and steep banks

Flowering: October - November

Reference(s): (Polunin & Stainton 1984)*

Photo: Olangchunggola, Kanchanjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal. 

*Polunin, O. & Stainton, A. (1984) Flowers of the Himalaya. U.K.: Oxford University Press.