Lygodium digitatum
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Description
A creeping fern in the Lygodiaceae family (also classified in Schizaeaceae) found in tropical Yunnan.
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Edible Uses
The tender stem is used as a potherb.
Traditional Uses
The tender stem is used as a potherb.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Philippines, SE Asia,
Notes
The name is ambiguous. Also put in the family Schizaeaceae.
References (1)
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
