Tectaria latifolia

Family: Tectariaceae

What it is like

A fern. It grows 1.5 m tall.

An unresolved name in The Plant List.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in open forest and on well-drained slopes.

Countries/locations it is found in

Fiji, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Polynesia, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

How it is used for food

The young fronds are eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves, fronds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Oto loa, Wata loa

Synonyms

Aspidium forsteri Kunze; Aspidium irregulare (Bak.) Brack.; Aspidium latifolium (G.Forst.) J.Sm.; Drynaria latifolia (G.Forst.) Fée; Dryopteris latifolia (G.Forst.) O.Kuntze; Nephrodium irregulare Bak.; Phymatodes latifolia (G.Forst.) Presl; Pleopeltis latifolia (G.Forst.) Moore; Polypodium latifolium G.Forst.; Sagenia hippocrepis Brack.; Sagenia latifolia (G.Forst.) Carr.; Tectaria braithwaitei Holtt.;