| Family | Woodsiaceae |
| Scientific name | Diplazium esculentum (Retzius) Swartz ex Schrader |
| Synonyms | Anisogonium esculentum (Retzius) C. Presl; Anisogonium serampurense (Sprengel) C. Presl; Asplenium ambiguum Swartz; Asplenium esculentum (Retzius) C. Presl; Asplenium malabaricum (Sprengel) Mettenius; Asplenium moritzii Mettenius; Asplenium pubescens (Link) Mettenius; Asplenium umbrosum Mettenius; Asplenium vitiense Baker; Athyrium ambiguum (Swartz) Milde; Athyrium esculentum (Retzius) Copeland; Callipteris ambigua (Swartz) T. Moore; Callipteris esculenta (Retzius) J. Smith; Callipteris esculenta (Retzius) J. Smith var. pubescens (Link) Ching; Callipteris malabarica (Sprengel) J. Smith; Callipteris serampurensis (Sprengel) Fée; Digrammaria ambigua (Swartz) Hooker; Digrammaria esculenta (Retzius) Fée; Diplazium ambiguum (Swartz) Hooker; Diplazium esculentum (Retzius) Swartz var. pubescens (Link) Tardieu & C. Christensen; Diplazium malabaricum Sprengel; Diplazium pubescens Link; Diplazium serampurense Sprengel; Diplazium umbrosum Moritzi; Diplazium vitiense (Baker) Carruthers; Gymnogramma edulis Cesati; Hemionitis esculenta Retzius; Microstegia ambigua (Swartz) C. Presl; Microstegia esculenta (Retzius) C. Presl; Microstegia pubescens (Link) C. Presl |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kuware-shida [vegetable fern] |
| (English common name) vegetable fern | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=82 (4x) |
| Description | Evergreen (Summergreen in Kyushu). Terrestrial. |
| Reference | Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw. |
| Diplazium esculentum (Retzius) Swartz | |
| Diplazium esculentum (Retz.)Sw. | |
| Continuous multi-microencapsulation process for improving the stability and storage life of biologically active ingredients (WIPO Patent WO/2005/058476) | |
| Systems and methods for determining carbon credits (WIPO Patent WO/2006/024070) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |