Pokok Paku Pakis

LOCAL NAME : Pokok Paku Pakis
SCIENTIFIC NAME : Adiantum pedatum
ENGLISH COMMON NAME : Northern Maidenhair Fern
BOTANICAL FAMILY NAME : Pteridaceae
NATIVE DISTRIBUTION : Southeast Asia USES : Ornamental

DID YOU KNOW? The botanical name Adiantum comes from the Ancient Greek "ἀδίαντος" [adiantos], meaning “non-wetted” because its leaves repel water. Pedatum has its roots in the Latin term meaning “with feet”, in reference to the bird’s foot shape of the fern.