King fern, Angiopteris evecta, is a fern of the family Marattiaceae native to tropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands, notable as one of the largest-fronded ferns in the world, with fronds that can reach several meters in length. It belongs to an ancient lineage of ferns with a fossil record extending back hundreds of millions of years, and its massive, fleshy underground stem distinguishes it from most other living ferns, which typically have much smaller rhizomes.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleEaten or Drunk by People 1 Living or Extinct Comparison
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Source Angiopteris evecta (Wikipedia)
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1. Angiopteris evecta (Wikipedia)
Section: Cultural uses; begins "The starchy rhizomes are eaten after long proces"
The starchy rhizomes are eaten after long processing to remove toxins, used to perfume coconut oil, to flavour rice and to produce an intoxicating drink.
Section: Invasive potential
It is listed as invasive in Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica and Hawaii, where in each case it has escaped from plantings in botanic gardens.
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Angiopteris evecta, commonly known as the king fern, giant fern, elephant fern, oriental vessel fern, Madagascar tree fern, or mule's foot fern, is a very large rainforest fern in the family Marattiaceae native to most parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead
is a very large rainforest fern
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ4763286, descriptionView the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Angiopteris evecta
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
6. Wikidata: King Fern
7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Angiopteris evecta
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5274878, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 5274878, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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