Edible: Shoots, Roots, Fronds, Leaves, Vegetable
A fern with a short to medium creeping rhizome. The rhizome is up to 3 cm thick. It has large fleshy roots. The fronds are erect and up to 4 m long. The leaflets are large, thick and leathery. They are only divided once. They have blunt tips. They often have a yellowish colour. It grows in clumps or spreads out over the ground. Under the uppermost leaves there is often a mass of spores in a brown sugary mass.
A tropical plant. Usually found in open swampy or mangrove situations. It cannot tolerate saltwater. It grows in Australia in the Northern Territory and Queensland. It is eaten in the Solomon Islands. It occurs throughout the tropics. It is very frost tender. It occurs in brackish pools and swamps and creeks near the beach. It can be on cliff-faces by the sea.
Common Names: Akohorafanjava, Babasaga, Boresi, Boreti, Caca, Drababasavuga, Hagnaya, Hana meamea, Kalakeok, Kerakas, Khari bhaji, Kolovolo, Leather fern, Maakula hangali, Mayefungi, Marsh fern, Pakis laut, Paku larat, Paku laut, Palatava, Peye, Piai, Prang tuk, Sa'ato, Swamp fern, Vativati, Wihakas,
Synonyms:
Acrostichum guineense Gaudich.;
Acrostichum inaequale Willdenow;
Chrysodium aureum (L.) Mett.;
Chrysodium inaequale (Willd.) Fee;
Chrysodium vulgare Fee;