Disa baurii
Bolus
OrchidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, South Africa, Southern 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
An orchid in the subfamily Orchidaceae found in subtropical regions, distinguished by its edible tuber.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Disa baurii is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa. In South Africa, the plant is native to KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. It also occurs in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Names & Synonyms
Ntetemera
Disa hametopetala Rendleand others
References (1)
- Hamisy, W. C., 2007, Development of Conservation Strategies for the Wild Edible Orchid in Tanzania. National Plant Genetic Resources Centre. Arusha, Tanzania. p 12 (As Disa hametopetala)
