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Adiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 5: 451 1810. (Syn: Adiantum affine M.Martens & Galeotti ; Adiantum concinnum var. flemingii Fleming ; Adiantum concinnum var. latum Jacob-Makoy ; Adiantum concinnum var. pendens Lowe ; Adiantum concinnum var. subscandens Hook. & Baker ; Adiantum lutescens Moug. ex Fée ; Adiantum ramyam B.K.Nayar & Geev. ; Adiantum tenerum Schkuhr );
. Mexico to Tropical America: Belize, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is. as per POWO; .
Adiantum sp. I think this is Adiantum cuneatum That’s A. concinnum – an adventive species in India, common in its native Mexico, where it was interesting to see it in its natural environment when I went there. It was unfortunately redescribed as if a new Indian species, Adiantum ramyam, in South India.    44-TSP-ID-26APR2016-1: Images of Adiantum sp (Adiantaceae) for further ID : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Kindly identify this Adiantum sp (Adiantaceae) Habit: Terrestrial herb Habitat: Wild, Moist deciduous forest fringe. Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1400 msl Date: 20-06-2014 nice. never seen the leaflets go that bright red ever. nice to know. climate ?? or local soil? Thanks … Possibly the young fronds are of that colour before turning green. Not sure. Though would need some more clear pics of the species but from this it closely resembles Adiamtum capillus-veneris L. which has these typical paralellogram shaped leaves. It is an ornamental fern and cultivated in many botanical gardens as well.
It is known to occur in moist evergreen to semi-evergreen forests of Karnataka and down South. Hope this information helps. Probably A. concinnum, a common adventive from Mexico – spread all over South India and also Darjeeling. But you have to photograph the whole frond, showing the basal pinnae, and from above – not looking horizontally at it! Please send to me, and I’ll answer when I next get onto the e-mail – I’m on tour in Shillong at present.
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