Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C. Presl

 
  • Family : NEPHROLEPIDACEAE
    (Macho Ferns OR Swordferns)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : NEPHROLEPIDACEAE
  • Basionym : Polypodium cordifolium L.
  • Synonym(s) : Nephrolepis tuberosa (Bory ex Willd.) C. Presl
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C. Presl
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grows on rocks and trees
  • Comments / notes : Rather common
  • Fertile : December-March
  • Collector(s) Name : F. M. Jarrett & C. J. Saldanha; PK Rajagopal
  • Collection Date : 23-07-1989
  • Collection Nos : FMJ & CJS 17075; PKR 46
  • Collection Locality : Perumal, Tirunalveli dist; Hebri – near padigar, Udupi
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Chamrajnagar district, Tumkur district, Udupi district
    • Odisha : Keonjhar district, Sambalpur district, Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district)
    • Tamil Nadu : Tirunelveli district
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Fraser-Jenkins, Taxonomic revision of Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 2008
    • Rajagopal, P.K. & Bhat, K.G. (2016). Pteridophytes of Karnataka State, India. Vinayaka Prakashana Publishers.
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • J.L. Ellis.1990. Flora of Nallamalais Vol-2
    • H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1996. The Flora of Orissa, Vol-4
    • Rolla Seshagiri Rao. 1986. Flora of Srikakulam
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nephrolepis cordifolia. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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