Cryptostylis leptochila
F. Muell. ex benth.
Small tongue-orchid, Red tongue-orchid
OrchidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
How to Identify
A subtropical orchid with edible tubers and roots.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Cryptostylis leptochila, commonly known as small tongue orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has one to a few broad leaves and up to fifteen green flowers with a dark red labellum that has a black stripe and rows of black dots either side of the stripe. As with others in the genus, it is pollinated by male ichneumon wasps.
References (1)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 29
