PAKIS BEUNYEUR ( Diplazium esculentum (Retzius) Swartz )

PAKIS BEUNYEUR
Diplazium esculentum (Retzius) Swartz
Athyriaceae
Vernacular names: edible fern (Eng.); Indonesian: paku sayur; Balinese: pakis wilis; Malaysia: paku tanjong, paku benar; the Philippines: pako, tagabas;
Thailand: phak kuut, hasdam, kuut khue
Geographical distribution: from central China and southern Japan,
throughout humid tropical Asia
Uses: used in traditional medicine; young leaves for food
Life form and origin: herb, indigenous plant

The one of five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java

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