Satyrium carsonii
Rolfe
OrchidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
The tubers and roots are edible portions.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Tanzania, Zambia,
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 herb that grows in soil. It grows 50 cm tall. The 2 leaves at the base of the stem are flat on the ground. They are 6 cm long by 10 cm wide. They are oval or kidney shaped. There are 4 leaves on the stem that are 2-6.5 cm long and sheath the stem. The flowering shoots are 4-16 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. There can be up to 20 flowers in a dense cluster. The flowers are white or pink and waxy. The tubers are 1-3 cm long.
Names & Synonyms
Iringe, Kapapa, Kasebulela
Satyrium leucanthum Schltr.Satyrium nigericum Hutch.
References (1)
- Veldman, S., et al, 2018, Trade in Zambian Edible Orchids—DNA Barcoding Reveals the Use of Unexpected Orchid Taxa for Chikanda. Genes 2018, 9, 595
