Leucostegia truncata (D. Don) Fraser-Jenk., Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 348 2008. (syn.: Cystopteris dimidiata Decne. ; Acrophorus immersus (C.Presl) T.Moore ; Davallia immersa (C.Presl) Wall. ex Hook. ; Davallia immersa var. amplissima Christ ; Davallia truncata D.Don; Humata dryopteridifrons Hayata ; Humata immersa (C.Presl) Mett. ; Humata immersa var. nana Copel. ; Leucostegia immersa C.Presl );
. Tropical & Subtropical Asia: Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; TSP-ID-06JUL2016-1: Fern @ Mullaianagiri for ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly identify this Fern. Habit: Herb Habitat: Terrestrial, Montane forest. Sighting: Mullaianagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1500 msl Date: 04-06-2016 This is Leucostegia truncata (syn.: L. immersa). Has a short-creeping, narrow underground rhizome.
Mature material is better to photograph or collect. The Digital Flora of Karnataka lists Leucostegia truncata as a synonym of Leucostegia immersa (Hypodematiaceae) The Plant List considers L.truncata and L.immersa as separate species…!
Ref: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-26613631
Ref: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-100356658 Leucostegia truncata-for validation, from Meghalaya:: NS April 2018-05 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
This fern was identified by expert as Leucostegia truncata (D. Don) Fraser-Jenk.
Was collected from Cherrapunji area of Meghalaya.
Please help to validate the id….
Yes, that’s it, L. truncata – as for what family it REALLY belongs to instead of the cladonomic molecular mythology – well I comment no further!
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