Adiantum latifolium Lam.

 
  • Family : PTERIDACEAE
    (MAIDENHAIR FERN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : PTERIDACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Adiantum latifolium Lam.
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Comments / notes : Found growing as weed in Arecanut plantations.
  • Collector(s) Name : PK Rajagopal
  • Collection Date : 08/08/90
  • Collection Nos : PKR 276
  • Collection Locality : Vittal – Kodapadavu, Dakshina Kannada dist.
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Fraser-Jenkins, Taxonomic revision of Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 2008; Rajagopal & Bhat, Pteridophytic flora of Karnataka State- 1998
  • 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=Adiantum latifolium. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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