Arachniodes palmipes (Kunze) Fraser-Jenk.

 
  • Family : DRYOPTERIDACEAE
    (Wood Fern Family)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : DRYOPTERIDACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Arachniodes aristata auct. non (G. Forst.) Tindale
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arachniodes palmipes (Kunze) Fraser-Jenk.
  • Habit : Herb-Terrestrial
  • Habitat : In damp, shady gully in Eucalyptus plantations
  • Comments / notes : Not a very common species.
  • Key identification features : Rhizome creeping below surface among tree roots.
  • Fertile : February
  • Collector(s) Name : C. J. Saldanha; F.M. Jarrett
  • Collection Date : 29/12/64; 17/10/1970
  • Collection Nos : CS 9480; FMJ 571
  • Collection Locality : Yercaud Hills, Salem district, Tamil Nadu; Coonor to Kundah road, Nilgiri district
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chamrajnagar district
    • Odisha : Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district)
    • Tamil Nadu : Yercaud (Salem district)
  • World Distribution : India , Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China, East Australia, Polynesia
  • 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
    • H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1989. The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arachniodes palmipes. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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