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Aglaomorpha bonii
Aglaomorpha bonii growing in the Botanical Garden of the University of Halle-Wittenberg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Aglaomorpha
Species:	A. bonii
Binomial name
Aglaomorpha bonii (Christ) Hovenkamp & S.Linds.
Synonyms
Drynaria bonii

Aglaomorpha bonii is a species of subtropical fern native to Southeast Asia. Growing as an epiphyte or lithophyte, its rhizome is covered in dry, paper-like fronds while the larger fronds are fertile and bear spores. This fern has long been used in traditional medicine in Vietnam to treat a variety of ailments, and in scientific research, compounds from the plant have demonstrated antibacterial and antioxidant properties.

References

1. "Drynaria bonii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. Blanc, Patrick (2008). The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-73259-7.
3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2016-04-19). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. p. 1483. ISBN 978-1-4822-5064-0.
4. Pham, Thi Nhat Trinh; Mai, Ðinh Tri; Huynh, Thi My Nuong; Le, Tien Dung (2015). "Drybonioside, a new glucoside from the Drynaria bonii H. Christ rhizomes". Natural Product Research. 29 (2): 137–140. doi:10.1080/14786419.2014.965168. ISSN 1478-6427. PMID 25299239. S2CID 1488778.
5. Trinh, Pham Thi Nhat; Tri, Mai Dinh; Hien, Dang Chi; An, Nguyen Huu; Minh, Phan Nhat; An, Pham Ngoc; Dung, Le Tien (2016). "A new flavan from the Drynaria bonii H. Christ rhizomes". Natural Product Research. 30 (7): 761–767. doi:10.1080/14786419.2015.1063054. ISSN 1478-6427. PMID 26230303. S2CID 24969110.

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