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Diplazium latilobum

(Copel) Parris

Athyriaceae Edible: Fronds ?

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Description

A tropical fern in the Athyriaceae family with fronds that may be edible.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

Also Known As

Tombogaim

References (2)

  • 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
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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