Polybotrya osmundacea

Family: Dryopteridaceae

What it is like

A fern. It grows partly attached to other plants. It has a rhizome 1-2 cm across. It has coloured scaled. The stems are trailing. The fronds have 2 or 3 levels of leaflets. The spores are in several small clusters.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Buds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Rabo de mono coto

Synonyms

Acrostichum osmundaceum Hook.; Acrostichum osmundaceum var. caudatum Krug; Anemia filiculifolia L.; Polybotrya aristeguietae Brade; and others