Oeosporangium elegans (Poir.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar

 
  • Family : PTERIDACEAE
    (MAIDENHAIR FERN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : PTERIDACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Cheilanthes mysurensis Wall. ex Hook.; Cheilanthes swartzii Webb & Berthel.; Cheilanthes opposita Kaulf; Cheilosoria mysurensis (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching & K.H.Shing
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in The Plant list
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in dry forests; seen sheltered under rocks and shady places.
  • Fertile : May
  • Collector(s) Name : F.M.Jarrett & C.J.Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 20/09/1970
  • Collection Nos : CS 17023
  • Collection Locality : Kodaikanal
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Tumkur district, Bellary district
    • Odisha : Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kodaikanal (Dindigul district)
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District; Rajagopal, P.K. & Bhat, K.G. (2016). Pteridophytes of Karnataka State, India. H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1996. The Flora of Orissa, Vol-4.
  • 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=Oeosporangium elegans. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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