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Species of fern From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Davallia divaricata is a fern in the genus Davallia of the family Davalliaceae.
Davallia divaricata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Davalliaceae |
Genus: | Davallia |
Species: | D. divaricata |
Binomial name | |
Davallia divaricata | |
It is native to tropical Southeast Asia and is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is known as gusuibu.[1]
Davallia divaricata produces davallic acid, which has been used in Taiwan in the treatment of lung cancer.[2]
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