Arachniodes carvifolia

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Arachniodes heyuanensis
• Arachniodes exilis
• Rumohra carvifolia
• Dryopteris carvifolia
• Byrsopteris carvifolia
• Aspidium exile
• Aspidium carvifolium
• Arachniodes fengyangshanensis

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, Arachniodes carvifolia, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. It is further classified under the class Equisetopsida and the subclass Polypodiinae within the order Polypodiales. Finally, it is a member of the family Polypodiaceae and the genus Arachniodes.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad distribution across several key regions of East Asia. Within China, it can be found spanning the South-Central, North-Central, and Southeast territories. Its range extends beyond the mainland to include the island nation of Japan. Additionally, the species is documented as growing throughout Korea. Together, these locations highlight the significant presence of Arachniodes carvifolia across the Eastern Asian landscape.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Morphology

The morphology of Arachnioides carvifolia is characterized by its growth form as a herb, exhibiting a non-woody structure throughout its vegetative parts. This species functions as an independent organism, neither acting as a parasite nor an epiphyte, as it maintains a primarily terrestrial habit. While its ecological niche can span aquatic, semiaquatic, and terrestrial environments, it does not possess the climbing mechanisms of a liana or a vine; instead, it is categorized as a self-supporting plant, lacking both obligatory and facultative climbing traits.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Arachniodes carvifolia has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include rhizome.

Rhizome

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Chemicals

Arachniodes carvifolia has 4 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Aspidin BB, ERIODICTYOL, Epicatechin, Procyanidin B2.

Aspidin BB

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

ERIODICTYOL

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Epicatechin

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Procyanidin B2

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Activities

Arachniodes carvifolia has 2 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective.

Antioxidant

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Hepatoprotective

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Preparations

Arachniodes carvifolia has 2 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include methanolic extract, total flavonoids.

Methanolic extract

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Total flavonoids

1. Medicine