Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific: Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya as per POWO; .
SK1201 14 JUNE 2018 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) – around 800 kb each.
Location: Sandakphu, India
Date: 13 May 2018
Altitude: 12000 ft.
Habit : Wild
Some fern?
I guess so …
Hymenophyllum tenellum (“H. polyanthos” auct. Asiat.) very common to abundant throughout the Himalayaand has much polymorphic continuous variation in frond shape and degree of dissection.
Let’s continue with the ferns of my last indian trip this spring.
This time, I think I have a genus (well, not even sure of it).
Let’s go with the pictures, taken from the side of the roadnear the village of Sessa, at an elevation of around 1200m
Yes, Hymanophyllum. That’s Hymenophyllum tenellum, a close Asian relative of the American H. polyanthos. I know the Arunachal ferns well as my book on them is nearly complete now!
Thank you very much. It seems that Hymenophyllum tenellum is also present in the french island of La Réunion in southern Indian Ocean.
Is H. tenellum the only species of the genus in Arunachal ? I have another observation near Dirang.
I will post many pteridophytes from Arunashal as I have a few dozen unidentified ferns from this part of India. Tell me if it is too much for this group or if I should continue.