Satyrium kitimboense

Kraenzl.

OrchidaceaeRoots

Satyrium kitimboense

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Satyrium kitimboense

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(c) Nicholas Wightman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicholas Wightman

Satyrium kitimboense

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(c) Nicholas Wightman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicholas Wightman

What to Eat

Edible parts: Tubers, Root

The tubers and roots are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, East Africa, 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 in the family Orchidaceae found in tropical regions. The plant produces edible tubers and roots.

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

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