| Aglaomorpha bonii | |
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| Aglaomorpha bonii growing in the Botanical Garden of the University of Halle-Wittenberg | |
| Scientific 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 | |
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]