Macroglossum smythii Campbell
Null / Jantang laki/Paku gantang (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Terrestrial massive fern with stout stock that can reach up to 2 m tall. Leaves are simple, pinnately and alternately arranged, glabrous, waxy, upright and gradually drooping towards the end. Roots are fleshy. Sporangia occurring along the lower margin of subleaflets
The oil seeds are used as a topical treatment for wounds and skin complications as it is mild and soothing. This plant should not be used by pregnant women. The plant possesses antimalarial, anticancer, anti- inflammatory, antimutagenic, antioxidant, antifungal, antiparasitic, antibacterial and
It prefers acid, heavy, moist but well-drained soil under partial shade. It is usually found in thickets, in lowland areas, along roadsides and open grasslands.
Stipule division.
Distributed though the tropics.
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