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General Information

Diplazium proliferum is an evergreen fern producing fronds up to 1 metre tall from a short, erect rhizome that can become somewhat like a short trunk[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is widely grown as an ornamental, valued at least partly for its habit of producing bulbils along its fronds which then develop into new young plants[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Widespread in tropical Africa, including Madagascar.

Habitat

Raphia thickets and marshes[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Fern
Height	1.00 m
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Young fronds - cooked[]. Occasionally eaten raw[]. Harvested before they have fully unfurled, and known as croziers or fiddleheads, they are eaten as a vegetable[].

Bulbils - raw or cooked[]. The aerial bulbs, produced on the midribs of the fronds, are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, or occasionally eaten raw in salads[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Spores - easy to reproduce[].
The bulbils produced on the fronds can be detached and placed in the soil for rooting, or they can be left on the plant to develop into plantlets which can be simply detached and planted[].

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