Cyclosorus aridus

(D. Don) Tagawa

ThelypteridaceaeLeaves
Cyclosorus aridus
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(c) 橘子拔(橘子熊), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Cyclosorus aridus
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(c) 橘子拔(橘子熊), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Cyclosorus aridus
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(c) 橘子拔(橘子熊), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten.

Where to Find It

Asia, China, Malaysia, 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 fern in the Thelypteridaceae family that grows 50-100 cm tall with long creeping rhizomes. The leaves are edible.

Medicinal Uses

It is used as medicine.

Notes

It is used as medicine.

Names & Synonyms
Aspidium aridum D. DonChristella arida (D. Don) HolttumDryopteris arida (D. Don) KuntzeThelypteris arida (D. Don) C. V. Morton
References (1)
  • Chai, T., et al, 2015, Cytotoxicity and Antiglucosidase Potential of Six Selected Edible and Medicinal ferns. Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica ñ Drug Research, Vol. 72 No. 2 pp. 297- 401. (As Christella arida)

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