I have also come across this dry fern being sold in BBD Bagh (main office area
) in Kolkata. A tribal who was selling it had a basket full containing 50 - 100
plants. He had a sample of the fresh, green fern kept inside a bottle full of
water. I also bought one and was told to keep it imersed in water for 24
hrs. The next morning it had turned a living green colour as in Janaki's pix.
I have also seen this fern at a exhibition on Ayurvedic plants by WB Forest
Dept. As soon as I can hunt out info from my data file, I will get back. I
seem to remember reading that it is found in tribal forest areas of
Chhota-Nagpur , Jharkhand. But not sure.
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From: JANAKI TURAGA <janakitur...@gmail.com>
To: treepix Indian <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sun, 1 November, 2009 10:45:35 AM
Subject: [indiantreepix:21936] unidentified fern
Hi all,
This fern (I think it is!) in the dry state was sold in a market in Gurgaon,
with the sales pitch that if soaked in water for sometime it would become
green. A green specimen was also put on display which was spectacular!
So it was bought and after overnight soaking in water, it became green like in
the picture!
Would appreciate if someone could id this fern and provide any information
about this plant.
Thanks
Janaki Turaga
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