Cyathea nilgirensis Holttum

 
  • Family : CYATHEACEAE
    (Cyathea Family)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CYATHEACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Cyathea latibrosa auct.non. Copel.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Unresolved Name
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Common tree fern in the forests of Western Ghats.
  • Collector(s) Name : F. M. Jarrett & T. P. Ramamoorthy; T. P. Ramamoorthy; Raja K. Swamy & Noel Sebastian
  • Collection Date : 24-11-2018
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1065, HFP 1375-A, HJCB-1805
  • Collection Locality : Hassan, Palni Hills; Munnar, Idukki district, Kerala
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikamagalur district, Kodagu district , Uttara Kannada district, Hassan district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Palni Hills (Dindigul district)
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : South India
  • Conservation Status : Near Threatened (NT)
  • 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
    • Herbarium specimen from Munnar, Idukki district, Kerala
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cyathea nilgirensis. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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