Adiantum formosum R.Br.

 
  • Family : PTERIDACEAE
    (Maidenhair Fern Family)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : PTERIDACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
  • Comments / notes : Widely cultivated World-wide for the great beauty of its large pentagonal fronds
  • Collector(s) Name : F. M. Jarrett
  • Collection Nos : FMJ 651
  • Collection Locality : Nilgiri hills, Tamil Nadu
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • Literature :
    • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R, Gandhi K.N, Kholia B.S, Benniamin A.2017. An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes Part-1 (Lycopodiaceae to Thelypteridaceae)
    • Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Adiantum formosum. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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