Scientific Name
Asplenium dalhousiae (Hook.)
Synonyms
Ceterach dalhousiae (Hook.) C. Chr.
Family
Aspleniaceae
Local Name
Alaf Jari
Habit Habitat
A perennial fern with rosette of fronds arise from rhizome, found in moist places of sub-tropical and temperate zones.
Taxonomic Features
Stem erect, unbranched, 12-16cm tall. Scales lanceolate, black with brown margins. Leaves monomorphic, thick, pinnatifid , narrowly elliptic to narrowly lanceolate. Petiole dark brown. Rachis brown in color, scaly beneath. Sori long narrow, 3-7 per pinna. Spores pale brown, 64 per sporangium.
Flowering Fruiting
July-December
Harvesting Time
August-December
Medicinal Value
Extract is useful in snakebites and also used as an anthelmintic and vermifuge. Locally its extract in oil is an effective remedy for eczema.
Parts Used
Leaf
Future Prospective
Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Asplenium dalhousiae (Hook.)