Polypodium linguiforme
Mett.
Fern
PolypodiaceaeLeaves
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fronds, Leaves
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A tropical fern with edible fronds and leaves.
Notes
There are about 75 Polypodium species. An unresolved name in The Plant List.
References (1)
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 111 (As Polypodium linguaeforme)
