Christella meeboldii Holttum

 
  • Family (Christenhusz et al, 2011) : THELYPTERIDACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Thelypteridaceae
  • Species : Christella meeboldii
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Christella meeboldii Holttum
  • Collection Nos : CJS 16189, HFP 1521
  • Collector(s) Name : C. J. Saldanha; T. P. Ramamoorthy
  • Endemism : South India
  • Key identification features : Lower pinnae, 2-3 pairs, gradually reduced and more widely spaced, rhizome long-creeping; pinnae lobed less than half way to costa.
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Comments : In a recent revision by Holttum, C.meeboldii has been reduced to C.malabariensis. (Saldanha, 1976) A rare species.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Collection Locality : Shiradi Ghat, Hassan; Hassan
  • Distribution Locality : Hassan; Mandya
  • Floras referred : Fraser-Jenkins, Taxonomic revision of Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 2008; Rajagopal & Bhat, Pteridophytic flora of Karnataka State- 1998; Manickam V.S & Irudayaraj V. (1992)- Pteridophyte flora of W.Ghats, South India; Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976

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