Thelypteris alatella
(Christ) C. F. Reed
Fern
AspleniaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fronds, Leaves
The fronds and leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A tropical fern in the family Aspleniaceae (also classified as Thelypteridaceae), one of about 800 Thelypteris species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions.
Notes
There are about 800 Thelypteris species. They grow in the tropics and subtropics. Also put in the family Thelypteridaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Beluwai
Aspidium alatellum ChristCyclosorus alatellus (Christ) Copel.Dryopteris alatella (Christ) C. Chr.Nephrodium alatellum ChristSphaerostephanos alatellus (Christ) Holttum
References (4)
- Flavelle, A. J. 1983, A Traditional Agroforestry Landscape on Fergusson Island, Papua New Guinea. M. Sc. Uni of Victoria. p 39 (As Sphaerostephanos alatellus)
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 112 (As Thelypteris sp.)
- Leach, G.J., Osborne, P.L., 1985, Freshwater Plants of Papua New Guinea. UPNG Press, p 70 ? (As Thelypteris sp.)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
