Asplenium falcatum Lam.

 
  • Family : ASPLENIACEAE
    (SPLEENWORTS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ASPLENIACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Asplenium polyodon auct. non G.Forst sensu Beddome, Manikyam & Irudayaraj, Rajagopal & Bhat
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Asplenium polyodon G. Forst.
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Comments / notes : Very rare.
  • Collector(s) Name : C. J. Saldanha
  • Collection Nos : CS 4849
  • Collection Locality : Palni Hills
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Tumkur district
    • Tamil Nadu : Palni Hills (Dindigul district)
  • World Distribution : Polynesia, Hawaii, Australia, Tropical africa, Indian peninsula
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : 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
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Asplenium falcatum. Downloaded on 4 April 2025.

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