Diplazium proliferum
(Lam.) Kaulf.
Mother fern
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Description
A moderate sized land fern with a scaly rhizome. It grows 1-2 m tall. The blade is up to 60 cm long. The leaflets are 2-3 cm wide and 15 cm long. The sori are long and attached along the veins. The leaves are large and crenate and placed alternatively along the stalk. The mature fronds often have small bulbils or plantlets growing in their leaf axils.
Edible Uses
Young fronds are cooked and eaten, often added to vegetable soup. The bulbils on the stems are eaten raw or cooked.
Traditional Uses
Young fronds are cooked and eaten. They are added to vegetable soup. The bulbils on the stems are eaten raw or cooked.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It occurs from Polynesia to Australia and in Africa. It is usually found near streams. In Indonesia it grows from sea level to 1,200 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Equatorial-Guinea, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pacific, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Togo, Tonga, West Africa,
Cultivation
Plantlets on the fronds take root and grow into new plants. Plants are also easily grown from spores. The bulbils can also be used to grow new plants.
Propagation
Spores - easy to reproduce. The bulbils produced on the fronds can be detached and placed in the soil for rooting, or they can be left on the plant to develop into plantlets which can be simply detached and planted.
Other Information
It is only a minor food plant.
Notes
There are about 300-600 Diplazium species. They have also been put in the families Aspleniaceae and Woodsiaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Banihelu, Dada’ame, Jito, Lalabe, Lama, Lame, Natete, Nonogara, Pakis buahan, Paku buwa, Paku udang, Paku labuh, Rosi, Takuma
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