White Caterpillar Fern
Schellolepis subauriculata

Family: Polypodiaceae

What it is like

A large fern. It grows attached to other plants. It has creeping rhizomes. These are densely scaly. The fronds with leaflets 10-15 cm long. These hang down. The rhizome scales drop off with age. The rhizome is then white and chalky.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They grow in the tropics. It grows attached to trees and on rocks in rainforests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Fiji, India, Indochina, Indonesia, New Guinea, Pacific, SE Asia, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from spores.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Goniophlebium molle Bedd.; Goniophlebium subauriculatum (Blume) Presl.; Marginaria subauriculata (Blume) Nakai ex H. Ito; Polypodiastrum molle (Bedd.) Ching; Polypodium subauriculatum Bl.; Polypodium subauriculatum var. serratifolium (Brack) Hook.; Polypodium knightiae Hort.;