Pteris biaurita subsp. walkeriana Fraser-Jenk. & Dominic Rajkumar

 
  • Family (Christenhusz et al, 2011) : PTERIDACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Pteridaceae
  • Species : Pteris biaurita
  • Subspecies : walkeriana
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pteris biaurita subsp. walkeriana Fraser-Jenk. & Dominic Rajkumar
  • Key identification features : Bipinnatifid to basally tripinnatifid; basal veinlets between the ultimate segments unite below the sinus to form a single costal arch, which is taller and more pointed in subsp. walkeriana. Cytologically there is a diploid apomict.
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Comments : This fern named P.biaurita subsp. walkeriana Fraser-Jenk. & D.Raj. (tentatively identified) is reported from Madhuguni forest of Chikamagalur district by Deepa et al 2013.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur
  • Floras referred : Deepa et al, Indian Fern J. 28 : 112-119 (2011); Fraser-Jenkins, Taxonomic revision of Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 2008

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