A reply:
"I didn't see the other reply before I wrote. But both those Pyrrosias
mentioned have a long creeping rhizome with fronds far apart and not so long
or twisted. However one must soak the thing in a bucket of water for 24
hours to expand properly, and then press it. If it were a Pyrrosia the
underside is scaly (apart from in P. nuda), and the sori are much smaller
and very crowded in comparison to the Lepisorus. Aso the leaf in those
species is a lot thicker and does not fold as much as in this Lepisorus and
if it does fold, folds upward, not downward.
P. longifolia is not present in South India at all! - and has a much
thicker leaf again and yet longer rhizome. Only one dubious record of P.
longifolia from India altogether has not yet been resolved - Singh &
Panigrahi's (2005) report, of a single collection from Changlang, Arunachal
Pradesh, but the specimen has been removed from Shillong herbarium and I am
anxiously waiting for it to be returned so we can see if it is really P.
longifolia. The authors agreed it was rather different from P. longifolia, a
species present in S.E. Asia, but until I can see the specimen one doesn't
know if the species might be present in India or not - but the drawing
doesn't look right to me. Other records of P. longifolia in India are in
error.
Best wishes,
Chris Fraser-Jenkins."
Thanks, Dr. Chris.
On 26 June 2011 16:56, Vijayadas D <dvijaya...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is an epiphytic Fern, rarely lithophytic
>
> Pyrrosia sps. P. longifolia or lanceolata
>
> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 12:47 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please.
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Pravin Kawale <kawale.pra...@gmail.com>
>> Date: 17 March 2011 18:27
>> Subject: [efloraofindia:65101] ID17032011PHK 1
>> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>
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>>
>> Hi,
>> Is it a fern?
>> Growing on tree trunk
>> Habitat: Hilly area of western ghat
>> At Mulshi,Pune
>> Thanks in advance
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