Hypolepis hostilis

(Kunze) C. Presl.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fronds, Midrib

The midrib is grated and used in soup. Both fronds and midrib are edible portions.

It is a tropical plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical fern in the family Dennstaedtiaceae with edible fronds and midrib.

Names & Synonyms

Chachi, Garabato yuyo

Cheilanthes hostilis KunzeHypolepis buchtienii Rosenst.Hypolepis parviloba Fée

References (4)

Barfod, A. S. & Kvist, L. P., 1996, Comparative Ethnobotanical Studies of the Amerindian Groups in Coastal Ecuador. The Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. p 80
Borelli, T., et al, 2020, Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition. Plants 2020, 9, 1299 p 9
Kew Plants of the World On line
Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 126