Species: Cyclosorus parasiticus
English Name: Parasitic Cyclosorus
Chinese Name: 華南毛蕨
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Description:
Rhizomes short to creeping to long creeping, about 8mm in diameter. Scales are narrow and pale to dark brown. Fronds approximate to distant-
Found in the tropic and subtropic regions of Asia, and also in Japan and New Zealand. It mainly occurs on dry slopes along paths in open spaces or evergreen forests.
It is used as an anthelmintic.
References:
– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science 2005. Flora of Macao (Volume 1). Macao, SAR: Author