Aglaomorpha bonii is a species of subtropical fern native to Southeast Asia.[1] Growing as an epiphyte or lithophyte, its rhizome is covered in dry, paper-like fronds while the larger fronds are fertile and bear spores.[2] This fern has long been used in traditional medicine in Vietnam to treat a variety of ailments,[3] and in scientific research, compounds from the plant have demonstrated antibacterial and antioxidant properties.[4][5]

Aglaomorpha bonii
Aglaomorpha bonii growing in the Botanical Garden of the University of Halle-Wittenberg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Aglaomorpha
Species:
A. bonii
Binomial name
Aglaomorpha bonii
(Christ) Hovenkamp & S.Linds.
Synonyms

Drynaria bonii

References

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  1. ^ "Drynaria bonii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Blanc, Patrick (2008). The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-73259-7.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2016-04-19). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. p. 1483. ISBN 978-1-4822-5064-0.
  4. ^ Pham, Thi Nhat Trinh; Mai, Ðinh Tri; Huynh, Thi My Nuong; Le, Tien Dung (2015). "Drybonioside, a new glucoside from the Drynaria bonii H. Christ rhizomes". Natural Product Research. 29 (2): 137–140. doi:10.1080/14786419.2014.965168. ISSN 1478-6427. PMID 25299239. S2CID 1488778.
  5. ^ Trinh, Pham Thi Nhat; Tri, Mai Dinh; Hien, Dang Chi; An, Nguyen Huu; Minh, Phan Nhat; An, Pham Ngoc; Dung, Le Tien (2016). "A new flavan from the Drynaria bonii H. Christ rhizomes". Natural Product Research. 30 (7): 761–767. doi:10.1080/14786419.2015.1063054. ISSN 1478-6427. PMID 26230303. S2CID 24969110.