Pteris moluccana
Blume
Fern
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Starch, Fronds, Leaves
The roots yield a flour. The roots, starch, fronds, and leaves are edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A tropical fern in the Pteridaceae family with edible roots, starch, fronds, and leaves.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roots | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
An unresolved name in The Plant List.
References (5)
- Blume, 1828, Enumeration 208
- Croft, J., 1982, Ferns and Man in New Guinea
- Massal, E. and Barrau, J., 1973, Food Plants of the South Sea Islands. SPC Technical Paper No 94. Noumea, New Caledonia. p 38
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 111
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
