Bigfruit Scaly Polypody
Pleopeltis macrocarpa
- Habit
- Herb-Epiphytic
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
How to identify Bigfruit Scaly Polypody
Identify Bigfruit Scaly Polypody 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-epiphytic habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large spore clusters.
- Confirm leaf type: Fan-shaped, palmately divided.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Polypodiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bigfruit Scaly Polypody.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pleopeltis macrocarpa
- Genus
- Pleopeltis
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Epiphytic
- Native to
- Brazil, Zimbabwe, Columbia, Bolivia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Fan-shaped, palmately dividedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bigfruit Scaly Polypody itself; the rest are typical of the Polypodiaceae family.
About Bigfruit Scaly Polypody
Bigfruit Scaly Polypody (Pleopeltis macrocarpa) belongs to the Polypodiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu.
Polypodiaceae
Oakleaf Fern Family
Bigfruit Scaly Polypody belongs to the Polypodiaceae family.
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