Thelypteris arbuscula
(Willd.) K. Iwats.
Fern
DryopteridaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fronds, Leaves
The fronds are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania, Mauritius, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Sri Lanka,
Countries: Angola, Australia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Micronesia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Kiribati, Comoros, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Uganda, Vanuatu, Samoa, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A fern. It has an erect rhizome 30 cm tall. It has a thick layer of roots and scales. The fronds form tufts up to 1.5 m tall. The blades are narrowly oblong. They are 35-70 cm long and 12-28 cm wide. They are twice divided.
Notes
There are about 200 Dryopteris species.
Names & Synonyms
Aspidium arbuscula Willd.Aspidium hookeri SweetCyclosorus arbusculus (Willd.) ChingDryopteris arbuscula (Willd.) KuntzeNephrodium arbuscula (Willd.) Desv.Nephrodium hookeri Houlston & MooreNephrodium puberum J. Sm.Sphaerostephanos arbuscula (Willd.) HolttumThelypteris arbuscula (Willd.) K. Iwats
References (3)
- Croft, J., 1982, Ferns and Man in New Guinea (As Dryopteris arbuscula)
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 109 (As Dryopteris cf. arbuscula)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
