Thursday, October 29, 2009

BIRD'S NEST FERN



SCIENTIFIC NAME: Asplenium nidus

FAMILY: Aspleniaceae
USES
  1. Is commonly sold as a house plant;
  2. Its sprout is edible and a very popular vegetable food in Taiwan.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asplenium_nidus

http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=ekaha

2 comments:

nswong said...

Asplenium nidus

Miss Cheah said...

Thanks. I did not have time to fill in the info yet as my sister and her family were back in town for a visit.