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'''Actiniopteris radiata''' is a small fern growing upto 10 - 15cm tall from a short, creeping rhizome. The fronds have fan-shaped leaves. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.
==Uses==
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains 37 compounds, out of 38, were identified with the combination of fatty acids, alkanes, triterpenoids and sterols. 9,12,15-octadecatrien-1-ol (18.7 %), Hexa decanoic acid (10.8 %), Hepatacosane (8.3 %), α-amyrin (7.0%), β-sitosterol (6.9 %) and n-Hexadecanoic acid (6.1 %) were the major contents in the wax.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Mayura shiki|en=Picock's tail|gu=|hi=Moarfunki|kn=Mayura shiki, Navilu juttu|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Nanmugha pullu|te=Mayura shiki}}
==Properties==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]Journal of Essential oil and Bearing plants</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 41
</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Actiniopteris+radiata tropical.the ferns.info]* [ ]* [ ]
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