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Polypodium vulgare L. (Wood Fern): In Vitro Cultures and the Production of Phytoecdysteroids

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants X

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 41))

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The wood fern Polypodium vulgare L. (Fig. 1) belongs to the family Poly-podiaceae, and is the most widely distributed fern species in the world, appearing mostly in warm, humid forests (Bonnier 1934). The name Polypodium arises from the particular shape of its rhizomes, branching like feet. The plant size ranges from 10 to 50 cm; the fronds have a very long petiole and the blade is deeply divided in 20 to 40 alternate lobules. The large sori are present almost through entire year and are placed on two parallel lines among the median vein on the underside of the lobes. The penducled sporangia open transversely throughout a longitudinal ring called the annulus (Strasburber et al. 1983). It is a very popular fern in Europe and some purgative and vermifugal properties are attributed to its rhizomes (Volák et al. 1990).

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Messeguer, J., Melé, E., Reixach, N., Irurre-Santilari, J., Casas, J. (1998). Polypodium vulgare L. (Wood Fern): In Vitro Cultures and the Production of Phytoecdysteroids. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants X. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58833-4_17

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