✿Pteridaceae · Adiantum
Hamsapadi / Walking Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum philippense
Herb-TerrestrialMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Adiantum philippense
- Genus
- Adiantum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Pteridaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Hamsapadi
About Hamsapadi
Walking Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum philippense) is a herb-terrestrial belonging to the Pteridaceae family (MAIDENHAIR FERN FAMILY). It occurs across Tropical Asia, Tropical Africa. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Botanical family
Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Hamsapadi belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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