Angiopteris fokiensis
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Summary
An evergreen fern. Hermaphrodite. Grows in light sandy, medium loamy, or heavy clay soils with mildly acid to mildly alkaline pH. Tolerates semi-shade in light woodland or full sun, preferring moist conditions.
Description
An evergreen fern. Hermaphrodite. Grows in light sandy, medium loamy, or heavy clay soils with mildly acid to mildly alkaline pH. Tolerates semi-shade in light woodland or full sun, preferring moist conditions.
Edible Uses
None known
Traditional Uses
The starch in the rhizomes is used for cakes or mixed with other foods.
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Medicinal Uses
Antitussive, carminative, depurative.
Distribution
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In southern China it grows in broad-leaved forests between 400-1,600 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Japan, North America, USA,
Cultivation
Requires greenhouse protection.
Other Uses
None known Special Uses
Notes
Also put in the family Angiopteridaceae.
Also Known As
Fu jian lian zuo jue
References (3)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 9
- Liu, Y., et al, 2012, Food uses of ferns in China: a review. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 84(4): 263-270
- www.eFloras.org Flora of China
