Tectaria repanda
(Willd.) Holttum
Paku kikir
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Description
A tufted tropical fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family, occasionally used as a famine food.
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Edible Uses
The young leaves and fronds are used as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are used as a vegetable.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Synonyms
Aspidium repandum Willd.
References (1)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 265 (As Aspidium repandum)
