Lygodium MICROPHYLLUM (Cau.) R. Br.
| Synonym : | Lygodium scandens var. intermedium Ces. Ophioglossum filiforme Roxb. Ugena microphylla Cav. |
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| Bangla Name : | Patilata fern (B), Mew Ma Klai (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Lygodiaceae |
| Disease : | Dysentery, skin diseases. |
| Description : | A slender, graceful climbing fern. Fronds simply pinnate, pinnules petioled, 3-4 on each side of the zigzag rachis, with a terminal one which is more or less lobed, barren pinnae ovate-oblong, blunt, the margin subentire or rarely somewhat lobed, the base rounded or cordate, fertile ones short, deltoid, with generally a very rounded apex, and a square base and lobed round the margin. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong and North Bengal. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The decoction of the leaves is given in dysentery. Pounded leaves are applied in skin diseases and swellings to cure. |
| Habit : | Climber |