Leucostegia truncata – eFlora of India

June 14, 2016
Leucostegia

Leucostegia truncata (D. Don) Fraser-Jenk., Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 348 2008. (syn.: Leucostegia immersa);

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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

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)

Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=81&cat=3

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

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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!

References:

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)

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