Diplazium ambiguum
Raddi
Woodsiaceae
Asplenium heterolobum Sodiro
Athyrium ambiguum (Raddi) Milde
Diplazium brasiliense Resenst.
Diplazium heterolobum (Sodiro) C.Chr.
Common Name:
General Information
Diplazium ambiguum is a terrestrial fern with erect stem and leaves that can be 1.4 metres long
The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a washing cloth.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
488- Title
- Pteridophyta of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tryon R.M.: Stolze R.G.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A flora of the fern species in Peru. It cam be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; Caribbean - Windward Islands, Cuba.
Habitat
Dense, primary forest at elevations from 150 - 2,400 metres[
488- Title
- Pteridophyta of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tryon R.M.: Stolze R.G.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A flora of the fern species in Peru. It cam be downloaded from the Internet.
,
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Fern |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The leaves are used as a 'washcloth' for bathing infants[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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