Asplenium affine
Sw.
fern
AspleniaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fronds
The leaves and fronds are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, China, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A fern which grows to 50 cm high. The rhizomes are scaly. The leafy fronds are 25 cm long. They are twice divided. The segments of the leaflets are not the same shape on both side of the midrib. The spore cluster under the leaf is about 5 mm long.
Notes
There are over 600-700 Asplenium ferns. They are mostly tropical and subtropical.
Names & Synonyms
Louangphrabang, Shi xing tie jiao jue
Asplenium spathulinum J. Sm. ex Hook., non Kuntze
References (5)
- Andrews, S.B., 1990, Ferns of Queensland. A handbook to the ferns and fern allies. Queensland DPI p 55 (note)
- Pham-Hoang Ho, 1999, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Tre. p 150
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 108
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- www.eFloras.org Flora of China
