''Davallia divaricata'' is a fern in the genus ''

Davallia '' Davallia'' (deersfoot fern, hare's foot fern, shinobu fern, rabbit foot fern, ball fern) is a genus of about 40 species of fern. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is the only genus in the family Davalli ...

'' of the family

Davalliaceae '' Davallia'' (deersfoot fern, hare's foot fern, shinobu fern, rabbit foot fern, ball fern) is a genus of about 40 species of fern. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is the only genus in the family Davalli ...

. It is native to tropical Southeast Asia and is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is known as ''gusuibu''.

Uses

''Davallia divaricata'' produces davallic acid, which has been used in Taiwan in the treatment of lung cancer.

References

Davalliaceae Flora of tropical Asia Medicinal plants of Asia Plants described in 1828 {{Polypodiales-stub