Diplazium proliferum
(Lam.) Thouars
Woodsiaceae
Anisogonium attenuatum (C.Presl) C.Presl
Asplenium attenuatum C.Presl
Asplenium decussatum Sw.
Asplenium luzoniense Spreng.
Asplenium proliferum Lam.
Asplenium spinulosum (Blume) Mett.
Athyrium proliferum Milde
Athyrium ridleyi Copel.
Callipteris accedens (Blume) J.Sm.
Callipteris attenuata (C.Presl) C.Presl
Callipteris prolifera (Lam.) Bory
Callipteris spinulosa (Blume) J.Sm.
Digrammaria robusta Fée
Diplazium accedens Blume
Diplazium decussatum Hook.
Diplazium incisum K.Schum.
Diplazium repandum Blume
Diplazium serratum K.Schum.
Diplazium spinulosum Blume
Diplazium swartzii Blume
Elaphoglossum ornithoglossum Mickel
Common Name:
Frond with new young plants developing along the central stem
Photograph by: H. Zell
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Frond with new young plants developing along the central stem
Photograph by: H. Zell
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Close-up of new baby plants developing along a frond
Photograph by: Th.Voekler
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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[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
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[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
610- Title
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Publication
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- Author
- Beentje H.J.
- Website
- http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa.
Range
Widespread in tropical Africa, including Madagascar.
Habitat
Raphia thickets and marshes[
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Fern |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Young fronds - cooked[
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. Occasionally eaten raw[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. Harvested before they have fully unfurled, and known as croziers or fiddleheads, they are eaten as a vegetable[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Bulbils - raw or cooked[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. The aerial bulbs, produced on the midribs of the fronds, are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, or occasionally eaten raw in salads[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Spores - easy to reproduce[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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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[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
- Publisher
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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