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Collector Christensen, H. M.
Number 296
Collected with F. L. Apu
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality 4th division, Kelabit Highlands. In secondary forest around Pa Dalih
Coordinates 3° 40' N 115° 50' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1050
Maximum elevation (m) 1050
Start date 1993/01/19
End date 1993/01/19
Family Polypodiaceae
Identification Merinthosorus drynarioides Hook.
Determined by Edwards, P. J.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes In secondary forest around Pa Dalih, Kelabit Highlands, 4th. division, Sarawak. Altitude: 1050 m. Epiphyte on 15 cm. d.b.h. tree. Uses: As medicinal plant: The rhizome is cut in small pieces and boiled. The tea is drunk against tuberculosis (patients caughing blood) and it is said to stop people from vomitting. Name in Kelabit language: Deredtang (male).

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