Sphaeropteris magna
(Copel.) R. M. Tryon
CyatheaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fronds, Leaves
The fronds and leaves are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It has been collected at 2,250 and 3,225 m above sea level in Papua Province Indonesia.
Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, West Papua,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree fern. It grows 3-8 m tall. The stem is 11 cm across. There are 19 leaves and they are 1.5 m long by 65 cm wide.
Notes
The name is ambiguous.
Names & Synonyms
Henk, Hongok
Cyathea magna Copel.
References (3)
- Milliken, W., Ethnobotany of the Yali of West Papua. Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. p 10 (near Baliem) (As Cyathea magna)
- Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235 (As Cyathea magna)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
