Drynaria bonii
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PolypodiaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Rhizome ?
The rhizome is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia,
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, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tropical fern in the Polypodiaceae family with an edible rhizome.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Drynaria bonii is a species of subtropical fern native to Southeast Asia. Growing as an epiphyte or lithophyte, its rhizome is covered in dry, paper-like fronds while the larger fronds are fertile and bear spores. This fern has long been used in traditional medicine in Vietnam to treat a variety of ailments, and in scientific research, compounds from the plant have demonstrated antibacterial and antioxidant properties.
Names & Synonyms
Suab taw dav
Drynaria meeboldii Rosenst.
References (1)
- Whitney, C. W., et al, 2014, Conservation and Ethnobotanical Knowledge of a Hmong Community in Long Lan, Luang Prabang, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Ethnobotany Research and Applications 12:643-658
