Ophioglossum polyphyllum
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Description
A fern. It has a rhizome or underground stem. There are 1-2 leaves. The leaf stalks are 10 cm long. They often have a reddish tinge.
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Edible Uses
The young fronds are used in soups and can be eaten raw in salads.
Traditional Uses
The young fronds are used in soups. It can be eaten raw in salads.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in damp spots on rocky outcrops. It grows between 850-1,830 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Afghanistan, Africa, Arabia, Asia, Botswana, China, East Africa, India, Malawi, Middle East, Mozambique, Namibia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Southern Africa, St Helena, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Zimbabwe,
References (11)
- Cunningham, 1985,
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 228
- Liu, Y., et al, 2012, Food uses of ferns in China: a review. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 84(4): 263-270
- Mandaville, J. P., 2004, Bedouin ethnobotany: Plant concepts and plant use in a desert pastoral world. PhD thesis University of Arizona. p 160
- Maroyi, A., 2014, Not just minor wild edible forest products: consumption of pteridophytes in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 10:78
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- Marshall, 1976, (As Ophioglossum sarchophyllum)
- Norton, J., et al, 2009, An Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. UNESCO Office in Doha.
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 5
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 83
- Story, 1958, (As Ophioglossum sarchophyllum)
- 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
