Leucostegia truncata

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 );
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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;

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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

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The Digital Flora of Karnataka lists Leucostegia truncata as a synonym of Leucostegia immersa (Hypodematiaceae)

Leucostegia truncata-for validation, from Meghalaya:: NS April 2018-05 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

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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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References:
POWO  efi thread  The Plant List Ver.1.1  Tropicos  IPNI  Flora of Karnataka  Flora of China  FOC illustration  India Biodiversity Portal  Biodiversity in India, Volume 2 By T. Pullaiah (2003)