Thelypteridaceae FAMILY

Ampelopteris prolifera

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ampelopteris prolifera is a scrambling fern with stems up to 4 metres long growing from a short-creeping rhizome 4 - 10mm in diameter. The plant produces proliferous buds scattered along the rachis of the fronds which can develop into new plants[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropics - widely distributed from Africa, through mainland Asia to New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia.

HabitatMostly found in full sunlight, and is often found scrambling amongst tall grasses, sedges or shrubs in freshwater swamps, or beside rivers, ponds and lakes, at elevations up to 1,250 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].