Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw.

 
  • Family : GLEICHENIACEAE
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Gleicheniaceae
  • Species : Dicranopteris linearis
  • Basionym : Polypodium lineare Burm. f.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw.
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-358
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R, K.R.K Swamy, Navendu Page, K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 23/03/16
  • Collection Locality : Yercaud Hills, Salem district, Tamil Nadu
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Comments : Frequent on higher hills along ghat roads and sometimes gregarious in open forests, hill slopes and near streams.
  • Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
  • Distribution Locality : Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Angul district, Malayagiri Hills (Keonjhar district), Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropics and Sub-Tropics
  • Literature : Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. 2008. Taxonomic revision of Indian subcontinental Pteridophytes; H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1989. The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1996. The Flora of Orissa, Vol-4
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Dicranopteris linearis. Downloaded on 6 October 2025.

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