Athyrium falcatum

Athyrium falcatum Bedd., Ferns S. India: t. 151 (1863) (syn: Asplenium drepanophyllum Baker ; Athyrium drepanophyllum Bedd. ; Athyrium grammitoides Bedd. ; Athyrium keralense Manickam & Irudayaraj );
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Indian Subcontnent to Myanmar: Assam, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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fern from Melghat for ID – indiantreepix | Google Groups: 1 image.
Here is a fern spp. most commonly found in Melghat, Central India, please help in ID.

Well, looking at the Auricles at the proximal extremity of the lamina, it looks like a Nephrolepis sp.

This is Athyrium falcatum. Details and distribution by Indian States are in Fraser Jenkins, Gandhi & Kholia’s detailed and specimen based Annotated Checklist of Indian pteridophytes vol. 2.

References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Flora of peninsular India India Biodiversity Portal Research gate illustration

Updated on December 24, 2024

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