Botanical Name - Adiantum lunalatum

----- Adiantum lunalatum, Burm. Vern. Raj-Hans, Raj-Hamsa (Hind and Mar.) persiya-Aushan.

----- Plant 6-8 in. long (Telangana area), 8-12 in. long (Soay Gaon, Aurangabad) stipes 4-6 in. long, tufted, polished. Fronds often rooting at the tip, 6-12 in. long, 3 in. broad, pinnate, pinnae distinctly stalked, half-moon shaped, frequently lobed. Rachis on both surfaces naked. Texture herbacious. Sori Linear, frequently becoming confluent.

----- Found growing in moist and well shaded western or. northern slopes (in crevices or in the open) of hills, rocky. and steep nallas, etc. in Mahbubbabad, Nizamabad, and Aurangabad, most popularly elsewgere as well. The fronds are used medicinally by the local people. It is a beautiful fern which can easily be domesticated with care.