Hypolepis repens
(L.) C. Presl.
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Description
A climbing fern. The rhizome is covered with brown hairs. The fronds are 2-4 m long and divided 3 times. The blades are up to 1.5 m wide. The leaflets are 20-50 cm long
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked in oil. The shoots and fronds are also consumed.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked in oil.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Antilles, Central America, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies,
Synonyms
Chelianthes repens (L.) Kaulf.Hypolepis mexicana Liebm.Lonchitis repens L.
Also Known As
Helecho de espina, Ka ugwo
References (5)
- Acevedo-Rodriguez, P., 2005, Vine and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands. Contributions to the United States National Herbarium. Volume 51:1-483 p 25
- Castaneda, H., & Stepp, J. R., 2007, Ecosystems as Sources of Useful Plants for the Guaymi People of Costa Rica. Ethnobotany Journal. 5:249-257
- D'Ambrosio, U., & Puri, R. K., 2016, Foodways in transition: food plants, diet and local perceptions of change in a Costa Rican Ngäbe community. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:3 p 27
- Langlois, H. C., 2004, Ethnobotanical analysis of different successional stages as sources of wild edible plants for the Guaymi people in Costa Rica. M. Sc. thesis University of Florida.
- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 126
