Cyclosorus heterocarpus

Family: Thelypteridaceae

What it is like

A fern. It grows 60-120 cm tall.

Also put in the family Dryopteridaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In China it grows in wet places in forests between 100-1,100 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fronds, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Aspidium heterocarpum Blume; Dryopteris heterocarpa (Blume) Kuntze; Nephrodium heterocarpum (Blume) T. Moore; Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus (Blume) Holttum; Thelypteris heterocarpa (Blume) C. V. Morton;