Polypodiaceae FAMILY

Arthromeris wallichiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Arthromeris wallichiana is an evergreen fern producing fronds 50 - 100cm long on a creeping rhizome 10 - 15mm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Northern India, Nepal, southern China, northern Myanmar, northern Vietnam.

HabitatShady places, growing on mossy tree trunks, thick branches and rocks; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,800 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].