Schizaea digitata (L.) Sw.

 
  • Family : SCHIZAEACEAE
    (Curly Grass OR Climbing Fern Family)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : SCHIZAEACEAE
  • Basionym : Acrostichum digitatum L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Schizaea digitata (L.) Sw.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Terrestrial amongst grasses
  • Comments / notes : Rare; with grass-like appearence it is indistinguishable from grasses and sedges.
  • Collector(s) Name : PK Rajagopal
  • Collection Nos : PKR 791
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district
  • Conservation Status : At Risk
  • Literature :
    • Fraser-Jenkins, Taxonomic revision of Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 2008
    • Rajagopal & Bhat, Pteridophytic flora of Karnataka State- 1998
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Schizaea digitata. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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