Psilotum nudum

Psilotum nudum (L.) P. Beauv., Prodr. Aethéogam. 106, 112 106 1805. (Syn: Bernhardia antillarum Müll. Hal.; Bernhardia capensis K.Muell.; Bernhardia deppeana Müll. Hal.; Bernhardia dichotoma Willd. ex Bernh.; Bernhardia novae-hollandiae Müll.Berol.; Bernhardia oahuensis K.Muell.; Hoffmannia aphylla Willd.; Lycopodium nudum L.; Psilotum domingense Gand.; Psilotum flabellatum Gand.; Psilotum floridanum Michx.; Psilotum heterocarpum Col.; Psilotum novae-zelandiae Gand.; Psilotum nudum (L.) Griseb.; Psilotum nudum var. fallacinum (Domin) Domin; Psilotum nudum var. molesworthii Iranzo, Prada & Salvo; Psilotum triquetrum Sw.; Psilotum triquetrum var. fallacinum Domin; Psilotum triquetrum var. gracile Grev. & Hook.; Psilotum triquetrum f. insulare Brade);
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Tropics & Subtropics: Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central American Pac, Chagos Archipelago, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, Free State, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO;

S-Spain, Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Ilha Brava), Canary Isl. (I) (Tenerife (I), Lanzarote (I)), Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo), Annobon Isl., So Tom, Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), D.R. Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Pemba Isl., Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.), Lesotho, Swaziland, Comoros (Mayotte), Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius, La Runion, Rodrigues Isl., Ascension Isl., Chagos Arch. (Diego Garcia), Saudi Arabia, N-Yemen, Japan, China (Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, South Korea, Nicobar Isl., Andaman Isl., peninsular Malaysia (widespread), Singapore, India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam State, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives), Bangladesh, Maldives, Philippines, Palawan, Myanmar [Burma], Thailand (widespread), Laos, Sri Lanka, Moluccas (Seram), Sulawesi, Vietnam, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali), Solomon Isl. (Baga, Bougainville, Choiseul, Santa Ysabel, Kolombangara, Malaita, Mono, Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Ranongga, Rennell), New Guinea, Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, Christmas Isl. (Austr.)), Santa Cruz Isl., Norfolk Isl., N-Line Isl. (Palmyra, Washington, Fanning), S-Line Isl. (Caroline Atoll), S-Cook Isl. (Rarotonga, Mangaia), Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Beqa Isl., Taveuni Isl.), Rotuma Isl., Tonga (Late Isl., Tongatapu, ‘Eua, Kao, Niuatoputapu), Lord Howe Isl., Wallis & Futuna (Futuna Isl.), Hawaii (Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.), Northern Marianas (Pagan, Anatahan), Southern Marianas (Rota Isl., Saipan, Guam), New Zealand (North Isl., Poor Knights Isl.), Kermadec Isl., Palau Isl. (Babeldaob, Koror, Ngarakabesang, Malakal, Aulupse’el, Sonsorol), Micronesia (Sonsorol, Yap, Truk, Moen, Fefan, Pis, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi, Pohnpei, Kosrae), Marshall Isl. (Eniwetok, Kwajalein, Majuro, Arno, Jaluit), Nauru, Ocean Isl. (Banaba Isl.), Gilbert Isl. (Butaritari, Tarawa), New Caledonia (incl. Loyalty Isl.), Niue, Bonin Isl. (Chichijima, Minamijima, Anijima, Otohtojima, Hahajima, Meijima), Marquesas Isl. (Eiao, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Fatu Hiva), Western Samoa (Savaii, Upolu), American Samoa (Ofu), Society Isl. (Maupiti, Tahiti, Tahaa, Moorea, Huahine, Tetiaroa Atoll, Tupai), Tokelau (Nukunonu, Fakaofo, Swains Isl.), Tuamotu Arch. (Makatea, Rangiroa, Ahii, Takaroa, Manihi, Kaehi, Tahanea, Toau, Faite, Taenga, Makemo, Taiaro, Takapoto Atoll), Tuvalu (Nui Atoll), Gambier Isl. (Mangareva), Austral Isl. (Rapa Iti, Rurutu, Tubuai, Maria Rocks, Rimatara, Raivavae), USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas), Bermuda, Bahamas, U.S. Virgin Isl., Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Oaxaca, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan), Revillagigedos Isl. (Isla Socorro), Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Isla del Coco, N-Brazil (Acre), NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Bahia), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Ilha da Trindade), Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones, Salta), S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Paraguay (Alto Parana, Amambay, Caaguazu, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Paraguari, San Pedro), Uruguay (Rocha), Colombia (Antioquia, Choc, Valle), Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Aragua, Carabobo, Cojedes, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Yaracuy), Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz), Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, St. Barthelemy, Saba, St. Kitts, Nevis, Redonda Isl., Montserrat, Guadeloupe, La Desirade, Marie Galante, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Galapagos, Cayman Isl. (Grand Cayman), Trinidad as per Catalogue of life;
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KG :: 13 August 2012 – 0002:: Psilotum nudum (L.) Beauv from Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Assam:
Psilotum nudum (L.) Beauv a rare Pteridophyte known as living fossil
from Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Assam
Photo taken from Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Assam on 11.03.2009

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It appears to be epiphytic. Is it?

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Yes sir, it’s epiphytic but some times lithophytic also.

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Psilotum nudum (L.) P. Beauv.SN23420 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 3 mb.
Psilotum nudum (L.) P. Beauv. Is a wild lower group fern from Western Ghats Tamilnadu. It is my old collection when I was studying my post graduation (35 years before) 

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Yes – but few in India seem to have kept up – it is not a Lycophyte, but a simplified fern! More advanced not so “lower”.

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Kindly Identify this?: 1 high res. image.

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Pl. check
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/12/27/psilotum-nudum/

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Its near to it

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References:
POWO