Disa ukingensis
Schltr.
OrchidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber
The tubers are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Tanzania,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical orchid in the family Orchidaceae with 7-15 flowers arranged in a dense group. The tubers are edible.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Disa ukingensis is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa. The plant is native to Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.
References (1)
- Lalika, M. C. S., et al, 2013, Domestication Potential and Nutrient Composition of Wild Orchids from Two Southern Regions in Tanzania. Time Journals of Biological Sciences and Technology Vol. 1(1) 1-11 August 2013
