Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.

 
  • Family : PTERIDACEAE
    (Maidenhair Fern Family)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : PTERIDACEAE
  • Basionym : Acrostichum thalictroides L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic
  • Comments / notes : Common in ponds, streams, swampy grounds and in rice fields.
  • Fertile : October-February
  • Collector(s) Name : FM Jarrett, C. Saldanha, TP. Ramamoorthy
  • Collection Date : 10/08/1970
  • Collection Nos : HFP 931
  • Collection Locality : Ullal, Mangalore, South Kanara
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Bijapur district, Chitradurga district, Dakshina Kannada district, Kodagu district, Mysore district, Udupi district, Tumkur district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Odisha : Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Dhenkanal district, Ganjam district, Koraput district, Sambalpur district
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia, Central America, Tropical Africa
  • 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
    • J.L. Ellis.1990. Flora of Nallamalais Vol-2
    • H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1989. The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1996. The Flora of Orissa, Vol-4
    • Rolla Seshagiri Rao. 1986. Flora of Srikakulam
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. .
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ceratopteris thalictroides. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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