Menisciopsis penangiana

Menisciopsis penangiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Menisciopsis
Species:
M. penangiana
Binomial name
Menisciopsis penangiana
(Hook.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
Synonyms
  • Abacopteris penangiana (Hook.) Ching
  • Apalophlebia costata (Wall. ex C.Presl) C.Presl
  • Aspidium porphyrophlebium Christ
  • Aspidium rampans (Baker) Christ
  • Christella porphyrophlebia (Christ) H.Lév.
  • Cyclosorus penangianus (Hook.) Copel.
  • Cyclosorus penangianus (Hook.) Panigrahi
  • Dryopteris penangiana (Hook.) C.Chr.
  • Dryopteris porphyrophlebia (Christ) C.Chr.
  • Dryopteris pseudocuspidata Christ
  • Dryopteris rampans (Baker) C.Chr.
  • Dryopteris subcuspidata Rosenst.
  • Goniopteris costata (Wall. ex C.Presl) J.Sm.
  • Goniopteris lineata (Colebr. ex Wall.) C.Presl
  • Goniopteris penangiana (Hook.) Bedd.
  • Meniscium urophyllum (Wall. ex Hook.) H.Itô, Nakai & Honda
  • Nephrodium costatum Bedd.
  • Nephrodium rampans Baker
  • Phegopteris lineata (Colebr. ex Wall.) Mett. ex Salomon
  • Polypodium costatum (Wall. ex C.Presl) Mett.
  • Polypodium costatum Wall.
  • Polypodium lineatum Colebr. ex Wall.
  • Polypodium lineatum var. penangianum (Hook.) C.B.Clarke
  • Polypodium penangianum Hook.
  • Polypodium urophyllum Wall.
  • Polypodium urophyllum Wall. ex Hook.
  • Pronephrium kumaonicum P.C.Pande & H.C.Pande
  • Pronephrium kumaunicum P.C.Pande & H.C.Pande
  • Pronephrium penangianum (Hook.) Holttum
  • Pronephrium penangianum (Hook.) P.Chandra
  • Thelypteris pandeorum Christenh.
  • Thelypteris penangiana (Hook.) C.F.Reed
  • Thelypteris porphyrophlebia (Christ) C.F.Reed
  • Thelypteris rampans (Baker) C.F.Reed

Menisciopsis penangiana is a fern species in the genus Menisciopsis. It has many synonyms, including Abacopteris penangiana and Pronephrium penangianum.

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 M. penangiana.