Satyrium crassicaule
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Roots
The tubers and roots are edible.
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
An orchid. It is a stout herb 1 m tall. The stem has 8-13 leaves along it. The largest near the stem base is 40 cm long by 6 cm wide. The flowering shoot is 30 cm long by 3.5 cm wide. There are many flowers. The flowers are pale pink.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Satyrium crassicaule is a species of orchid widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1850 msl and above. The native range of this species is Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Names & Synonyms
Satyrium kirkii Rolfeand others
References (1)
- Nyomora, A. M. S., 2005, Distribution and Abundance of the Edible Orchids of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Tanz. J. Sci. Vol 31(1) p 47
