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Blechnum orientale

Blechnum orientale L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Blechnaceae
Local Name Pakong Alagdan
Habit HERB (Herbaceous Fern)
Habitat Terrestrial
Special Notes Middle leaf is always reddish in color
Ethnobotanical Uses FOOD: young fronds are edible;
Collected from Kibungan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Belen Ay-en, Rona C. Belino, Dimple Dumaua, Jam M. Garin, Katrina Tablatin Liboon, Karina Valdez

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