Polypodiaceae FAMILY

Drynaria roosii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Drynaria roosii is an epiphytic, deciduous fern producing a clump of growth from a shortly-creeping rhizome around 10 - 20mm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]. Foliage fronds are around 5 - 8cm tall, fertile fronds can be 25 - 40cm[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatEpiphytic or epilithic, often on limestone, or on buildings; at elevations from 100 - 1,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ].