Thelypteris nudata
(Roxb.) C. V. Morton
Rubro-ow
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Description
A fern. It grows 2.5 m tall. It has a creeping rhizome. This is about 5 mm across. The stipes are 40-80 cm long and the blade 50-100 cm long by 25-50 cm wide. The side leaflets are sword shaped and narrow towards the tip.
Edible Uses
The fronds and leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in shaded places in forests on slopes between 100-1,600 m above sea level in southern China. It grows on humus rich slopes.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Notes
Also put in the family Thelypteridaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Koche
References (3)
- Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105 (As Pronephrium nudatum)
- Ojha, R. & Devkota, H. P., 2021, Edible and Medicinal Pteridophytes of Nepal: A Review. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 22:16
- www.eFloras.org Flora of China (As Pronephrium nudatum)
