✿Polypodiaceae · Pyrrosia
Lanceleaf Tongue Fern
Pyrrosia lanceolata
Herb-Epiphytic or LithophyticMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb-Epiphytic or Lithophytic
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Assam, Manipur & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pyrrosia lanceolata
- Genus
- Pyrrosia
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Habitat
- On wet tree trunks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Fan-shaped, palmately dividedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lanceleaf Tongue Fern itself; the rest are typical of the Polypodiaceae family.
About Lanceleaf Tongue Fern
Lanceleaf Tongue Fern (Pyrrosia lanceolata) belongs to the Polypodiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and 7 other states. It grows in on wet tree trunks.
Botanical family
Polypodiaceae
Oakleaf Fern Family
Lanceleaf Tongue Fern belongs to the Polypodiaceae family.
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