Pteris dactylina

Pteris dactylina Hook.,  Sp. Fil. 2: 160 (1858) (syn: Pteris gracillima Ching & S.K.Wu );
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Himalaya to China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou) and Indo-China, Taiwan: China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Fern for id from Chakrata area- 020826jm1: 5 images.
Clicked on 30.3.26 in and around the Chakrata (7000 ft.) area, Uttarakhand.
Images by Ms. Aarti Rathi


I guess it is Pteris but cannot ID  because of poor quality of images.


This is Pteris dactylina, an easy one to recognise, at rather higher altitude. See in Khullar’s book where it is illustrated.


 


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References:
POWO  Flora of China  FOC illustration  ICIMOD

Updated on August 27, 2026

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