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Lygodium flexuosum

Botanic Family

Lygodiaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Swartz

Common Names

• Akar Sidin (Kedah)
• Ribu-ribu Gajah (Kedah)
• Darai Paya (Kedah)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Australia
• Tropical Asia
• Thailand
• Sri Lanka
• Himnalayas
• S. China
• Ryukyu Islands
• Melanesia
• Kedah - Malaysia
• Singapore

Natural Habitats

• Bamboo forest
• disturbed areas
• shrubland
• forest
• secondary vegetation
• coastal. Used for tying rice sheaves
• medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• Sep-Oct (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Mar
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov
• Sep-Oct (Thailand)

Climbing fern, twining, perennial deciduous vine with scandent fronds & creeping rhizome

Further References

• Jones & Gray 1977
• Huxley 1992
• net
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• FS
• GBS