Adiantum lunulatum

Synonym: Adiantum philippense.
Region: tropics; Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Northern South America.
Habitat: shady hill forests; forests, thickets, wooded ravines; in rocky soil, on banks of streams and rivers; elevations from 200 to 1500 metres.
Content: thiaminase, destroying vitamin B complex.
Use: medicinal; ornamentalBotanyFern; evergreen; perennial.
Stem: shortly-creeping rhizome.
Leaves: up to 40 cm tall; arching to semi-prostrate; forming roots.