Microsorum zippelii (Blume) Ching

 
  • Family : POLYPODIACEAE
    (Oakleaf Fern Family)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : POLYPODIACEAE
  • Basionym : Polypodium zippelii Blume
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Neocheiropteris zippelii (Blume) Bosman
  • Habit : Herb-Epiphytic
  • Habitat : Epiphyte in Semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Common in the W.Ghats at higher elevations, growing epiphytically on shaded shola trees.
  • Collector(s) Name : PK Rajagopal; C.J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 21/08/1969; 18/09/1969
  • Collection Nos : PKR 678; CS 14556; CS 15068
  • Collection Locality : Before Bannuhalla, Hassan dist.; Mankanahalli, Hassan dist.
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : B.R.Hills (Chamarajanagar district), Chikamagalur district, Hassan district, Kodagu district Mysore district, Shimoga district, Uttara 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
    • Manickam V.S & Irudayaraj V. (1992)- Pteridophyte flora of W.Ghats, South India
    • Deepa et al, Annals of Plant Sciences, 2013, 02 (11)
    • Rajagopal, P.K. & Bhat, K.G. 2016. Pteriodphytes of Karnataka State, India. pp. 200. Vinayaka Prakashana Publishers.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Microsorum zippelii. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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