Angiopteris helferiana

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Marattiaceae Edible: Roots, Vegetable 9 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb. It is a fern. The fronds are 2-3 m long. The blades are twice divided. The leaflets are 60-80 cm long by 20-30 cm wide. These then have 15-20 pairs of smaller leaflets (pinnules). These are 10-20 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. There are sharp teeth along the edge.

Edible Uses

The roots are boiled as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The roots are boiled as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China. It grows in seasonal rain forest and broad-leaved forests between 900-1,400 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia,

References (2)

Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
www.eFloras.org Flora of China