Polypodiaceae FAMILY
Drynaria roosii
Drynaria roosii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Fern
Growth—
The rhizome is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a medicinal herb, known as a kind of 'Gu sui bu', a medicine more commonly derived from Davallia[1]. Once dried, fertile fronds can be removed from the plant in the dormant season; the smaller, dried sterile fronds, however, should be allowed to remain, however, since they serve to trap leaves and other debris which rots down and feeds the plant[2].
Propagation
Spores - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Drynaria+roosii>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
- [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [3]Medicinal Plants in Vietnam — Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu · World Health Organisation · 1989 · ISBN 92 9061 101 4 ↩︎An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications.