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Lygodium circinatum

Botanic Family

Lygodiaceae

Author

(Burman f.) Swartz

Common Names

• Malay Climbing Fern
• Paku Jari Merah (Kedah)
• Ribu-ribu Duduk (Kedah)
• Ribu-ribu Bukit (Kedah)

Geographical Habitats

• Tropical Asia
• Australasia
• Thailand
• Sri Lanka
• NE India
• S. China
• Micronesia
• New Hebrides
• Solomon Islands
• Kedah - Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Singapore

Natural Habitats

• Primary & secondary forest
• lowlnd to montane forest. Medicinal uses. Stalks used in basketry
• hats etc. Young leaves edible

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Climbing fern with short creeping rhizome, scandent fronds to 10 metres

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• net
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• FS
• GBS