Pteris ensiformis Burm. f.

• Common Name: slender brake
• Family: Pteridaceae Ching

• Country of Origin: temperate China, Indomalaysia, Queesnland Australia
• Habitat:

• Uses: Edible: The sweetish tasting young fronds are eaten steamed, used as flavoring and is an ingredient in most traditional Taiwanese beverages.

  Medicinal: Used in many ways in traditional folk medicine this plant has been shown to have antipyretic, antirheumatic, antidysenteric attributes.

  Data from Philippine Alternative Medicine, http://www.stuartxchange.org/PakongParang.html

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Accession Data:

• Accession # 200800001
• Source: unknown
• Accession Date: 01-22-2008
• Bench: 2302 - Temperate Asia - Low
• Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-08-2013

Classification:

• Division: Ferns
• Class: Polypodiopsida
• SubClass:
• Order: Polypodiales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Pteridaceae
• SubFamily:
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