Pyrrosia ceylanica Sledge

 
  • Family : POLYPODIACEAE
    (OAKLEAF FERN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : POLYPODIACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pyrrosia ceylanica Sledge
  • Habit : Herb-Epiphytic
  • Habitat : Semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : In shade on moss-infested wet tree trunks, 490 mt
  • Key identification features : Rare epiphyte with creeping rhizome. Fronds dark green above, sori brown.
  • Collector(s) Name : T.P. Ramamoorthy; C.J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 06/06/1971; 03/09/1969
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1781; CS 14749
  • Collection Locality : Kenchankumri state forest; Shiradi Ghat, Hassan dist.
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
  • Conservation Status : Rare (R)
  • Literature : Based on collection
  • 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=Pyrrosia ceylanica. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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