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Pronephrium penangianum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Class
  
Polypodiopsida

Family
  
Thelypteridaceae

Scientific name
  
Abacopteris penangiana

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Order
  
Polypodiales

Genus
  
Pronephrium

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Cyclosorus, Thelypteridaceae, Thelypteris, Pteris, Polystichum

Pronephrium penangianum is a fern species in the genus Pronephrium.

Flavan-4-ols glycosides, abacopterins A, B, C and D together with triphyllin A and 6,8-dimethyl-7-hydroxy-4‘-methoxyanthocyanidin-5-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, can be isolated from a methanol extract of the rhizomes of P. penangianum.

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Pronephrium penangianum Wikipedia