Ampelopteris prolifera (Dhekia Shak): A Comprehensive Botanical and Ecological Study Ampelopteris prolifera, widely known as Dhekia Shak in eastern India and Bangladesh, is a semi-aquatic fern of exceptional ecological and cultural importance. Traditionally consumed as a leafy vegetable and deeply embedded in regional ethnobotanical practices, this fern occupies wetlands, marshy fields, and riverine floodplains […]