Tectaria latifolia
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Description
A tropical fern growing to about 1.5 meters tall, found in open forests and on well-drained slopes.
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Edible Uses
The young fronds are eaten as a traditional food.
Traditional Uses
The young fronds are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in open forest and on well-drained slopes.
Where It Grows
Fiji, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Polynesia, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna,
Notes
An unresolved name in The Plant List.
Synonyms
Aspidium forsteri KunzeAspidium irregulare (Bak.) Brack.Aspidium latifolium (G.Forst.) J.Sm.Drynaria latifolia (G.Forst.) FéeDryopteris latifolia (G.Forst.) O.KuntzeNephrodium irregulare Bak.Phymatodes latifolia (G.Forst.) PreslPleopeltis latifolia (G.Forst.) MoorePolypodium latifolium G.Forst.Sagenia hippocrepis Brack.Sagenia latifolia (G.Forst.) Carr.Tectaria braithwaitei Holtt.
Also Known As
Oto loa, Wata loa
References (4)
- Etoh, T. & Sundaresan, 1985, Food Plants in Fiji and Their Utilization. Kagoshima Univ. Res. Center S. Pac, Occasional Papers, No. 5. p. 145-164. (As Tectaria decurrens)
- Franklin, J., Keppel, G., & Whistler, W., 2008, The vegetation and flora of Lakeba, Nayau and Aiwa Islands, Central Lau Group, Fiji. Micronesica 40(1/2): 169–225 , 2008
- Jansen, A. A. J., et al, (Eds), 1990, Food and Nutrition in Fiji. Volume One. p 53
- Thaman, R. R., 1992, Batiri Kei Baravi: The Ethnobotany of Pacific Island Coastal Plants. Atoll Research Bulletin. No. 361.
