Allantodia maxima
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Description
A fern. It grows 1-2 m tall. The rhizome is thick and scaly. The stalks are 40-80 cm long. They are erect in tufts. The blades are 60-120 cm long by 30-60 cm wide. They are divided once or twice. There are 9-12 leaflets 15-30 cm long.
Edible Uses
The leaves and fronds are boiled and eaten as a vegetable. The fronds are rubbed with cloth to remove hairs, then fried or pickled. Fronds are sold in local markets.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable. They are rubbed with a cloth to remove hairs and then fried or used for pickles.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in ravines between 1,200-3,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Philippines, SE Asia, Sikkim, Taiwan, Vietnam,
Other Information
Fronds are sold in local markets.
Notes
Also put in the family Woodsiaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Cha-kawk, Khasrod, Lengadu, Neuro, Sanq hav dal laiv
References (8)
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- Rana, D., et al, 2019, Ethnobotanical knowledge among the semi-pastoral Gujjar tribe in the high altitude (Adhwari’s) of Churah subdivision, district Chamba, Western Himalaya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2019) 15:10 (As Diplazium maximum)
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