Sphaeropteris magna
(Copel.) R. M. Tryon
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Description
A tree fern. It grows 3-8 m tall. The stem is 11 cm across. There are 19 leaves and they are 1.5 m long by 65 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The fronds and leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been collected at 2,250 and 3,225 m above sea level in Papua Province Indonesia.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, West Papua,
Notes
The name is ambiguous.
Synonyms
Cyathea magna Copel.
Also Known As
Henk, Hongok
References (3)
- Milliken, W., Ethnobotany of the Yali of West Papua. Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. p 10 (near Baliem) (As Cyathea magna)
- Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235 (As Cyathea magna)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
