Selaginella biformis
A. Br. ex Kuhn
Husum-ow
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fronds
The stems and leaves are used as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in shaded places and on rocks in forests between 100-1,500 m above sea level in southern China.
Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A tropical fern-ally (Selaginellaceae) that is either erect or creeping, reaching 15–45 cm in length. It grows in shaded forest locations and on rocks between 100–1,500 m elevation in southern China.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Selaginella biformis is a species of plant in the family Selaginellaceae. It is native to Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Eastern Himalaya, India, Java, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, New Guinea, the Nicobar Islands, the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Names & Synonyms
Husum ao
References (2)
- Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105
- Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81
