Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

 
  • Family : PTERIDACEAE
    (Maidenhair Fern Family)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : PTERIDACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
  • Common name : Rough Maidenhair Fern, Five-fingered Jack, Rosy Australian Maidenhair Fern
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Habitat : On road cuttings
  • Comments / notes : Rare in wild
  • Collector(s) Name : C. J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 11/01/1961
  • Collection Nos : CS 7957
  • Collection Locality : Vandiperiyar, Idukki dist., Kerala
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikamagalur district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Yercaud Hills (Salem district)
  • Native : Australia, Tropical America, Hawaii
  • World Distribution : Tropical East Africa, South Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar, Tropical Asia, Malesia, Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Rajagopal & Bhat, Pteridophytic flora of Karnataka State- 1998
    • Manickam V.S. and Irudayaraj V. (1992), Pteridophyte flora of the Western Ghats, South India
    • J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 82 1801.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Adiantum hispidulum. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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