Diplazium harpeodes
T. Moore
Lalava, Sasau
iNaturalist· cc-by
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dominik Maximilián Ramík
iNaturalist· cc-by
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dominik Maximilián Ramík
iNaturalist· cc-by
(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dominik Maximilián Ramík
Description
A tropical fern growing about 2 m tall with twice-divided leaves (fronds). It grows in shade under coconuts and other trees.
This description is brief — help expand it
Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in shade under coconuts and other trees.
Where It Grows
American Samoa, Fiji, Marquesas, Pacific, Samoa, Vanuatu,
Notes
They have also been put in the families Aspleniaceae and Woodsiaceae. As harpeodes in The Plant List.
Also Known As
Ilambet
References (2)
- Notes Vila Herbarium Vanuatu
- Jansen, A. A. J., et al, (Eds), 1990, Food and Nutrition in Fiji. Volume One. p 52
