Blechnum orientale
L.
Blechnaceae
Blechnopsis orientalis (L.) C.Presl
Common Name:
Plant growing in native habitat
Photograph by: keisotyo
General Information
Blechnum orientale is an evergreen fern forming a clump of arching fronds from 20 - 200cm tall growing from a thick rhizome that rises to a short, erect trunk[
360- Title
- Philippine Medicinal Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
,
481- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-92-9061-249-0
- Description
- Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is often cultivated as an ornamental
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - China, southern Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, through southeast Asia to New Guinea, Australia and the western Pacific.
Habitat
Open slopes (such as road cuttings) in rain forests, often growing in colonies[
481- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-92-9061-249-0
- Description
- Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Fern |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Young shoots - cooked[
892- Title
- Indigenous Edible Plants of Sabah
- Publication
- Forest Research Centre Publication No. 25
- Author
- Lee Y.F. & Gibot A.
- Publisher
- Forest Research Centre; Sabah, Malaysia.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of native edible plants in Sabah, Malaysia.
]. Delicious[
892- Title
- Indigenous Edible Plants of Sabah
- Publication
- Forest Research Centre Publication No. 25
- Author
- Lee Y.F. & Gibot A.
- Publisher
- Forest Research Centre; Sabah, Malaysia.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of native edible plants in Sabah, Malaysia.
].
Medicinal
The plant is anthelmintic, antiviral, contraceptive and tonic[
360- Title
- Philippine Medicinal Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
]. It is used in the treatmenr of urinary complaints, impotence; boils in infants and older children and diarrhoea[
360- Title
- Philippine Medicinal Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
].
In Papua New Guinea it is believed that total sterility in women can be achieved by eating the new leaves of this plant each day for three successive days, then waiting a fortnight and repeating the treatment[
438- Title
- Ferns and Man in New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- Croft. J.
- Website
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/fern/ferns-man-ng.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1982
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Based on a paper presented to Papua New Guinea Botany Society in 1982, gives a brief guide to the uses of 42 species of fern in New Guinea. Published on the internet.
,
481- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-92-9061-249-0
- Description
- Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
].
A paste of the young fronds is applied topically to treat abscesses and fungal skin infections, esp ringworm, and also to stop bleeding[
357- Title
- Medicinal Plants of Kadazandusun, Malaysia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Julius Kulip; Sining Unchi; George Majawat.
- Website
- http://www.borneofocus.com/saip/vaic/R&D/article13.htm
- Publisher
- Forestry Research Centre, Sabah
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A report from the Forestry Research Centre at Sabah, listing the plants that are used medicinally by local peoples. Very brief list of Botanical names and uses. Also published on the internet.
,
360- Title
- Philippine Medicinal Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
].
The plant contains an essential oil, phenolic compounds and triterpenoids[
360- Title
- Philippine Medicinal Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
If you have any useful information about this plant, please leave a comment. Comments have to be approved before they are shown here.
Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
