About swamp vine fern
Stenochlaena palustris (Vietnamese: choại, Tagalog: dilimán or hagnaya) is an edible medicinal fern species. In the folk medicines of India and Malaysia, the leaves of this fern are used as remedies for fever, skin diseases, ulcers, and stomachache. This plant is a long-climbing fern with thin black scales and stems that can reach up to 20 m. It has pinnate fronds that are 30–100 cm long, petioles that are 7–20 cm long, and ovate lanceolate pinnae that are 10–15 cm long and 1.5–4.5 cm wide. The fern's sporophylls are long and narrow, and have brownish sori underneath. Acylated flavonol glycosides isolated from the fern were found to have antibacterial activities.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stenochlaena palustris
- Genus
- Stenochlaena
- Family
- BLECHNACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing fern
- Native to
- India
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Blechnaceae
HARD FERN FAMILY
swamp vine fern belongs to the Blechnaceae family.
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