Microsorum membranaceum

Microsorum membranaceum (D. Don) Ching, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 4(10): 309 1933. (syn: Colysis membranacea (D. Don) J. Sm.; Lepidomicrosorium hymenodes (Kunze) L.Shi & X.C.Zhang; Microsorum carinatum (W. M. Chu & Z.R.He) S.G.Lu; Microsorum hymenodes (Kunze) Ching; Microsorum indicum Ching; Microsorum membranaceum var. carinatum W. M. Chu & Z. R. He; Microsorum schneideri (Christ) Copel.; Phymatodes grandifolia (Wall. ex Christ) C. Presl; Pleopeltis grandifolia (Wall. ex Christ) T. Moore; Pleopeltis membranacea (D. Don) T. Moore; Pleopeltis nigricans (Alderw.) Alderw.; Pleopeltis rupestris var. nigricans Alderw.; Pleopeltis rupestris var. parallela Alderw.; Polypodium grandifolium Wall.; Polypodium huegelii Fée ex Ettingsh.; Polypodium hymenodes Kunze; Polypodium hymenodes var. sparsisorum Takeda; Polypodium membranaceum D. Don; Polypodium membranaceum var. grandifolium (Wall. ex H. Christ) Alderw.; Polypodium nigricans Alderw.; Polypodium normale var. sumatranum Bak.; Polypodium schneideri Christ; Polypodium transparens C. Presl ex Ettingsh.) ?;

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Tibet, Japan, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma], Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, India (Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Darjeeling, Meghalaya, Khasia, Jaintla Hills, Manipur, S-India, Pachmarhi Hills, C-India, Mahableshwar, Khandala, Purandar, etc.), Jammu & Kashmir, Philippines, Sulawesi as per Catalogue of Life;

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Microsorum membranaceum : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)- around 800 kb each.
Here’s a epilithic fern new for site.
Microsorum membranaceum

Yes, Microsorum membranaceum, common throughout the West Indo-Himalaya as far west as J. & K.

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SK1269 08 JUL 2018 : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)- around 700 kb each.

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Some fern?

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Yes …

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And incidentally  – suggest to buy Kholia’s excellent Sikkim ferns book.

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I did not find the book in market and hope experts would guide laymen to identify the plant.

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Very young fronds, sori not shown. Could be Microsorum membranaceum. Inadequate photos again.

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Microsorum SN22420 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 3 mb.
Microsorum membranaceum (D. Don) Ching
Wild fern from Western Ghats Tamilnadu

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SK 2668 16 July 2020 : 10 posts by 2 authors. 7 images- 5 to 7 mb each.

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It could be Asplenium nidus,

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Microsorum membranaceum (D.Don) Ching ! ID by …!

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Ferns?: 2 images.
i found them in Chikkamagalur. are these ferns? can you please help me identify them?

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Yes, ferns they are. Microsorum membranaceaum.

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References:
Catalogue of Life  POWO (Bosmania membranacea (D.Don) Testo)  The Plant List Ver.1.1  Tropicos  IPNI  GBIF (with specimens) Flora of China  FOC illustration  India Biodiversity Portal