Flora Detail
| Common Name | Scented Orchid, Ruiktrewwa, soettrewwa |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Date Observed | 20-09-2021 |
| Category | Bulbs/Rhizomes |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 7714RG |
| Flowering Time | Spring |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | |
| Koppie | |
| Nature Reserve | Few |
| Small Holding | |
| Village | |
| Greater Rooiels | |
Satyrium odorum
Information
Scented Orchid, Ruiktrewwa, soettrewwa
Inflorescence moderately dense bearing pale-green to yellowish flowers sometimes with a purple-brownish tinge. Strongly pungent-scented especially at night.
Flowers and leaves eaten by dassies, tortoises. Bulbs eaten by porcupines, baboons.