Thanks a lot, Chris ji. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Chris Fraser-Jenkins Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 at 13:44 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:325206] Ornamental Fern for ID : Nasik : 17JUL19 : AK-25 To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]>
That's the natural form, not a mutation, nor a cultivar, of a Nephrolepis species - in some ways more handsome than many of the abnormalities. But to identify Nephrolepis species we do need to see the sori beneath the frond and their shape - and in this case I also need to know if the long, wiry "runners" that spread across the soil to make a colony, bear tubers or not - these are occasional near spherical, pale-brown, slightly white-scaly bulbils, about 1-2 cm. in diameter. This could be either the native species, N. cordifolia (with tubers) or the introduced N. American N. exalatata (no tubers) - but please show the sori so it can be narrowed down. I would think from the pinna-shape this is more likely to be N. cordifolia - a species native to India and Asia and occurring from north to south there (syn. N. auriculata). It grows in huge quantity in Nepal, Darjeeling, Sikkkim, Bhutan, Arunachal, Meghjalaya etc. also in the Indian peninsula. N. cordifolia is a conserved name. The tubers give it the Nepali name pani amala, and it is sometimes eaten, producing a slightly bitter watery juice that stops ones mouth drying out while walking long distances in the hills - not very tasty in my opinion, but I confirm it does have that effect. Best, Chris F.-J. On Saturday, 27 July 2019, 07:42:10 WEST, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: Forwarding again for Id assistance please. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *Aarti S. Khale* <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 11:22 Subject: [efloraofindia:325206] Ornamental Fern for ID : Nasik : 17JUL19 : AK-25 To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> An ornamental fern growing in my home garden in Nasik. Alka Ji's recent post prompted me to recheck all my ids. Aarti -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAJ6xDqaw_cJsSqiS-h8Qef5tv3i-YfZM6CpptfW-9QUO2t_DMg%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAJ6xDqaw_cJsSqiS-h8Qef5tv3i-YfZM6CpptfW-9QUO2t_DMg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCFhgdJjN0QppOBtmg23jU%3DAOHENTd1cvHtvmKTo5zMSA%40mail.gmail.com.
