Dryopteris marginata

Family: Dryopteridaceae

What it is like

A fern. A straggling herb. It can grow 1.7 m tall.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In southern China it grows in forests and near streams between 900-2,400 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The fronds are cooked as a vegetable.

It is sold in local markets.

Edible parts

Leaves, fronds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Lai-changkhrang, Takok, Tekoh

Synonyms

Aspidium filix-mas var. marginatum (C. B. Clarke) H. Christ; Aspidium marginatum Wall.; Aspidium marginatum (C. B. Clarke) Wall. ex H. Christ; Dropteris blinii H. Lev.; Dryopteris chiui Ching; Dryopteris grandissima Tagawa; Dryopteris leveillei Nakai; Dryopteris metcalfii Ching; Nephrodium filix-mas var. marginatum C. B. Clarke; Nephrodium marginatum (C. B. Clarke) C. Hope;