Habenaria rumphii
(Brongniart) Lindley
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Summary
Source: WikipediaHabenaria rumphii, commonly known as stiff rein orchid, is a species of orchid that is widespread and common in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia. It has six or seven leaves on the lower part of its stem and up to thirty white flowers with one long and two short lobes on the labellum.
Description
An orchid. It grows 20-70 cm high. The tubers are angled. They are 4 cm long and 0.5 cm across. The leaves are 4 and narrow. They are 7-15.5 cm long by 8-10 mm wide. The flower stalks are 3-6 cm long. There are many white flowers. Sometimes the flowers are yellow or purple.
Edible Uses
The tubers are used to make jams and sweets. The roots and tubers are edible and serve as a famine food.
Traditional Uses
The tubers are used to make jams and sweets.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It occurs in grassy vegetation up to 400 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, SE Asia,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Notes
There are about 500-600 Habenaria species.
Synonyms
References (3)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 45
- Nurfadilah, S., 2020, Utilization of orchids of Wallacea region and implication for conservation. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 473 (2020) 012063
- PROSEA handbook Volume 9 Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. p 176
