Fern
Microsorum linguiforme

Family: Polypodiaceae

What it is like

A fern with a thin rhizome. It is long and creeping. They creep on high trees. The fronds are 15-40 cm long. The fronds do not have stalks. They have expanded bases which surround the stem. They are broadly oval but constricted near the base. The leaflets are sword shaped in the upper part and taper to the tip. The roots form soft masses covered with brown hairs. The spore producing bodies are few and are scattered.

There are about 60 Microsorum species. They grow in the tropics.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. Plants grow on trees in primary and secondary rainforest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, fronds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Polypodium musifolium Bl.; Polypodium schumannianum Diels;