✿Aspleniaceae · Asplenium
Asplenium falcatum
Herb-TerrestrialoutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Kerala & more
How to identify Asplenium falcatum
Identify Asplenium falcatum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb-terrestrial habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Sickle-shaped (falcate) leaflets.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Aspleniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Asplenium falcatum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asplenium falcatum
- Genus
- Asplenium
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Distribution
- Polynesia, Hawaii, Australia, Tropical africa, Indian peninsula
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Asplenium falcatum
Asplenium falcatum belongs to the Aspleniaceae family, where it grows as a ground herb. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Kerala and 1 other states.
Botanical family
Aspleniaceae
Spleenworts Family
Asplenium falcatum belongs to the Aspleniaceae family.
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