Orchidaceae FAMILY

Eulophia hereroensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eulophia hereroensis is a perennial plant forming a fan of up to 7 leaves 12 - 30cm long from a partially underground pseudobulb[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The bulbs are a favoured food of local people within the plants native range, and are extensively harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, S. Africa.

HabitatRocky outcrops in woodland, among granite boulders, and in sandy soil over granite rocks, at elevations from 715 - 1,700 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].