✿Polypodiaceae · Microsorum
Microsorum punctatum
Herb-Epiphytic or Lithophytic
- Habit
- Herb-Epiphytic or Lithophytic
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Microsorum punctatum
- Genus
- Microsorum
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Fan-shaped, palmately dividedrecorded
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Single leaf lanceolate shape, green, 550 mm long, 50 mm wide, indistinct petiole, clear leaf bone, 3 mm diameter, pointed tip, winged base of leaf, branched leaf repetition.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Microsorum punctatum itself; the rest are typical of the Polypodiaceae family.
About Microsorum punctatum
Microsorum punctatum belongs to the Polypodiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, West Bengal, Karnataka and 4 other states.
Botanical family
Polypodiaceae
Oakleaf Fern Family
Microsorum punctatum belongs to the Polypodiaceae family.
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