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Cyclosorus interruptus
(Willd.)
H. Ito
Synonyms
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Aspidium continuum
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Family
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Thelypteridaceae
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Distribution
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India,
China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia.
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Distribution
in Kerala
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Palakkad, Kottayam,
Idukki, Thrissur
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Habitat
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In exposed swampy localities from the
plains up to high altitude forests.
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Uses
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It
is used in herbal medicine for sores, liver diseases, gonorrhea,
cough, and malaria
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Key
Botanical Characters :
Rhizome black, wide creeping, younger
regions covered with brown scales. Lower portion of petiole black, scales
similar to the rhizome. Leaves narrowly triangular,
bipinnatifid, terminal leaflet similar to lateral ones, except that
the lower lobes are larger, lateral leaflets shortly stalked, lower side bear
yellowish-brown scales, hairs present on the upper surface of middle vein,
orange glands present in the lower part of leaves. Sori median.
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