A reply from Vijayadas ji: "Thanks, In lepisorus sori will be bold and visible even if the front folded
Sir, am I right ?" On 27 June 2011 08:19, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "I didn't see the other reply before I wrote. But both those Pyrrosias > mentioned have a long creeping rhizome with fronds far apart and not so long > or twisted. However one must soak the thing in a bucket of water for 24 > hours to expand properly, and then press it. If it were a Pyrrosia the > underside is scaly (apart from in P. nuda), and the sori are much smaller > and very crowded in comparison to the Lepisorus. Aso the leaf in those > species is a lot thicker and does not fold as much as in this Lepisorus and > if it does fold, folds upward, not downward. > P. longifolia is not present in South India at all! - and has a much > thicker leaf again and yet longer rhizome. Only one dubious record of P. > longifolia from India altogether has not yet been resolved - Singh & > Panigrahi's (2005) report, of a single collection from Changlang, Arunachal > Pradesh, but the specimen has been removed from Shillong herbarium and I am > anxiously waiting for it to be returned so we can see if it is really P. > longifolia. The authors agreed it was rather different from P. longifolia, a > species present in S.E. Asia, but until I can see the specimen one doesn't > know if the species might be present in India or not - but the drawing > doesn't look right to me. Other records of P. longifolia in India are in > error. > Best wishes, > Chris Fraser-Jenkins." > > Thanks, Dr. Chris. > > On 26 June 2011 16:56, Vijayadas D <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It is an epiphytic Fern, rarely lithophytic >> >> Pyrrosia sps. P. longifolia or lanceolata >> >> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 12:47 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Pravin Kawale <[email protected]> >>> Date: 17 March 2011 18:27 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:65101] ID17032011PHK 1 >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> Is it a fern? >>> Growing on tree trunk >>> Habitat: Hilly area of western ghat >>> At Mulshi,Pune >>> Thanks in advance >>> >>> >>> DSC03439.JPG >>> DSC03437.JPG >>> >>> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >>> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >>> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & >>> 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of >>> around 5000 species) >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Vijayadas >> **Electro Saudi Services Ltd. * >> *Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 >> Riyadh -11462 , KSA >> * >> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & > 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 5000 species) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & 70,000 messages on 30/5/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 5000 species)
