Stenochlaena palustris (Vietnamese: choại, Tagalog: dilimán or hagnaya) is an edible medicinal fern species. In the folk medicines of India and Malaysia, the leaves of this fern are used as remedies for fever, skin diseases, ulcers, and stomachache.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Swamp vine fern being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Blechnaceae
- Genus
- Stenochlaena
- Species
- Stenochlaena palustris
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