Asplenium obtusatum. Paranako. Shore spleenwort.
Māori names
Māori names
PARANAKO, pānako, parenako, paretao (Makereti 1938) paretau (Kerry-Nicholls 1886, also paretao).
Common names
Food
Very young fronds cooked and eaten as a vegetable (Makereti 1938)
Medicinal
Medicated vapour baths (Goldie 1904).
Root used for cutaneous eruptions (Taylor 1870; Kerry-Nicholls 1886)
Related resources
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28 May 2007
4 July 2020
