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Lygodium flexuosum

Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Lygodiaceae
Local Name Nito; Katak; Nitong Puti; Nito a Daddakel
Habit Herb (Fern)
Habitat terrestrial, brush and open woods
Special Notes hairy at apex, dark brown to black, fronds closely spared
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used for medicinal purposes; WEAVING: used as a raw material for handicraft;
Collected from Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Jose Acosta

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