PAKU TIHANG (Cyathea contaminans)

PAKU TIHANG Cyathea contaminans (Wallich ex Hook.) Copel

Cyatheaceae
Vernacular names: blue tree fern (Eng.); Indonesian: paku tiang, paku pohon;
Malaysia; paku gajah; Javanese: paku arjuno; Malaysia: paku gajah gunung;
the Philippines: pakong buaya, anonotong, gantaw; Thailand: hua ai pet
Geographical distribution: India throughout Southeast Asia, Sumatra and Java
Uses: edible young leaves
Life form and origin: tree fern, indigenous plant

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


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