Nephrolepis undulata
(Afzel. ex Sw.) J. Sm.
Sword fern
NephrolepidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Roots, Tubers
The roots and tubers are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and woodlands. It grows attached to oil palm.
Africa, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Congo R, East Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A fern. It is a herb that keeps growing from year to year. It can grow attached to oil palm.
Notes
Also put in the family Davalliaceae and Oleandraceae.
Names & Synonyms
Aspidium undulatum Afzel. ex Sw.
Nephrolepis filipes C. Chr.Nephrolepis intermedia FeeNephrolepis occidentalis KunzeNephrolepis pluma MooreNephrolepis tuberosa var. undulata Mett.
