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Adiantum caudatum L., Mant. Pl. 308 308 1771. (syn: Adiantum assamicum B.K.Nayar ; Adiantum borneense Gand. ; Adiantum caudatum var. angustilobatum Bonap. ; Adiantum flagelliferum Wall. ; Adiantum lomesam B.K.Nayar & Geev. ; Adiantum lyratum Blanco);
. Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific: Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam as per POWO; .
Walking Fern, tailed maidenhair;
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1. A.lunulatum (syn. of Adiantum philippense L.)- entirely glabrous, pinnae pale green rarely dark green, pinnules are fan shape or lunar shape or in crescent form and fold down with sori (linear), stipe glabrous long and dark black
2. A.caudatum – hairy, pinnae green ,hairs pale brown and giving a pale brownish color to whole, pinnules not crescent but almost straight fold down with sori but length is very short compared to A.lunulatum, stipe is hairy brownish due to hair color short as compared to lamina.
If the stipe is glabrous, A.zollingeri but no tail as in A.caudatum .
Adiantum caudatum L. from Kamrup district (Metro), Assam : Attachments (10). 3 posts by 3 authors.
Attached images are Adiantum caudatum L. (Walking fern).
Date :14.10.2013
Location: Kamrup district (Metro), Assam
Family : Adiantaceae
Genus & species : Adiantum caudatum L.
Habitat: Grows wild hilly slopes
Habit : herb Thanks … for detailed pics of vegetative as well as reproductive phases of this fern… .
ID-DKB185 – indiantreepix | Google Groups: … I got to know from one of my Flickr contacts that this plant is known as maiden hair fern. The Botanical name is Adiantum lunulatum. Most probably Adiantum caudatum Asiantum lunulatum’ is called ‘Rajhans’ ‘राजहंस’ / ‘Hanspadi’ ‘हंसपदी’ in Marathi.
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‘Asiantum caudatum’ is called ‘Mayurshikha’ ‘मयूरशिखा’ in Marathi. This looks like Maidenhair Fern, Genus Adiantum, Family: Pteridaceae (Adiantaceae) , sometimes found between bricks or stones on whole walls. Maybe Adiantum cunninghamii, which shows characteristic inrolled leaf margin containing sori. I have seen this type of fern almost covering an old brick wall, dried up in summer but again producing new green leaves after the advent of the rainy season. The leaf stems are dark, almost black, shiny and brittle. The ferns of this genus (Adiantum) are called as maiden hair ferns. It is Adiantum caudatum I am sure on this, A.linulatum and A.cunninghamii are entirely different, It is Adiantum caudatum.
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