✿Thelypteridaceae · Thelypteris
Thelypteris caudipinnus
Herb-Terrestrial
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Meghalaya
How to identify Thelypteris caudipinnus
Identify Thelypteris caudipinnus 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: Tail-like leaflet tips.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Meghalaya.
- Confirm it sits within the Thelypteridaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Thelypteris caudipinnus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thelypteris caudipinnus
- Genus
- Thelypteris
- Family
- Thelypteridaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Native to
- India, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China, Australia
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Meghalaya
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Thelypteris caudipinnus
Thelypteris caudipinnus belongs to the Thelypteridaceae family, where it grows as a ground herb. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal and Meghalaya.

Botanical family
Thelypteridaceae
Marsh Fern Family
Thelypteris caudipinnus belongs to the Thelypteridaceae family.
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