Drynaria drynarioides
(Hook.) Christenh.
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Description
A fern. It can grow in soil or attached to other plants. The rhizome is 2-3 cm thick. It is densely covered with scales. The fronds do not have stalks. They have leaflets along the fronds. The fronds are 50-175 cm long by 15-45 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The fronds and leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forest.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, Fiji, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Thailand,
Synonyms
Acrostichum drynarioides Hook.Aglaomorpha drynarioides (Hook.) M. C. RoosMerinthosorus drynarioides (Hook.) Copel.and several others
Also Known As
Poto
References (3)
- Flora of Solomon Islands (As Aglaomorpha drynarioides)
- Haberle, S., 2005, Ethnobotany of the Tari basin, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Palaeoworks Technical Paper 6. (As Aglaomorpha drynarioides)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
