Asplenium falcatum

Family: Aspleniaceae

What it is like

A fern. It usually grows attached to other plants. It has a short rhizome. There are narrow scaled on the back of the leaflets. The fronds are drooping. They are 40-50 cm long and 10-15 cm wide with 10-20 leaflets 5-7 cm long and 10-15 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on trees, stone walls and logs.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Fiji, Guam, India, Pacific, Rotuma, Samoa

How it is used for food

The fronds are eaten fresh and dried as a cooked vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves, fronds, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Lemaru loa, Sakato

Synonyms

Asplenium adiantoides (L.) C. Chr.; Asplenium falcatum Lam.; Asplenium intermedium Kaulf.; Trichomanes adiantoides L.;