Satyrium longicauda
Lindl.
Blushing bride satyrium, Blushing bride orchid
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Description
A slender herb. It is an orchid that grows in the soil. It grows 10-65 cm high. The leaves are on a separate sterile shoot. The leaves along the flowering stem sheath. The flowers are white. The tubers are 1-4 cm long and oval.
Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain grassland between 1,575-2,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe,
Also Known As
Uklamkleshe, Unoklamu, Unokleshe
References (3)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 84
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
