Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-444.12.__
Dryopteris athamantica
English: Pann.
Synonyme: Aspidium athamanticum, Dryopteris athamantica, Lastrea athamantica.
Region: tropical Africa, South Africa.
Habitat: around boulder-bases in grassland, forest margins; elevations of 1200 to 2135 metres.
Content: carcinogens; thiaminase.
Use: medicinal use.
Botany
Fern; perennial; 30 cm tall.
Root: creeping rhizome; ± 25 mm in diameter.
Leaves: up to 37 cm tall.