Dipodium squamatum
(G. Forst.) R. Br.
Hyacinth orchid
OrchidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
The tubers and roots are eaten.
How to Identify
A temperate orchid with edible tubers and roots.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Dipodium squamatum is a mycoheterotrophicorchid species of the tribe Cymbidieae.
Names & Synonyms
Corallorhiza squamata (G. Forst.) Poir.Cymbidium squamatum (G. Forst.) Sw.Dendrobium punctatum Sm.Dipodium carinatum Schltr.Dipodium gracile Kraenzl. [Illegitimate]Dipodium heimianum Kraenzl.Dipodium punctatum (Sm.) R. Br.Dipodium punctatum var. album F.M. BaileyEpidendrum squamatum (G. Forst.) Poir.Ophrys squamata G. Forst.Trichochilus neoebudicus AmesWailesia punctata (Sm.) G. Nicholson
References (2)
- De Angelis, D., 2005, Aboriginal Plant Use of the Greater Melbourne Area. La Trobe University Environment Collective (As Dipodium punctatum (Sm.) R. Br.)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 39
