Deparia petersenii (Kunze) M. Kato

 
  • Family : ATHYRIACEAE
    (LADY FERN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ATHYRIACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Diplazium lasiopteris Kunze; Deparia japonica sensu Rajagopal & Bhat 2016 non (Thunb.) M. Kato
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Deparia petersenii (Kunze) M. Kato
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Habitat : Damp road sides in partial shade
  • Comments / notes : Rare and seems to be restricted to Kemmanagundi area of Chikamagalur district, under deep shade in rocky places near springs.
  • Key identification features : Rhizome short, creeping, brittle and fleshy. Basal pinnae forwardly directed at 45 degrees to each other. Ripe sori black, conspicuous.
  • Fertile : February
  • Collector(s) Name : F.M. Jarrett
  • Collection Date : 14/10/70
  • Collection Nos : FMJ 525
  • Collection Locality : Dodabetta – Kotagiri road, Nilgiri dist.
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikamagalur district
    • Odisha : Deomali Hills (Koraput district)
    • Tamil Nadu : Kodaikanal (Dindigul district)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1996. The Flora of Orissa, Vol-4; 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=Deparia petersenii. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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