Very beautiful fern!!! On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:
> These are naturally growing on the tree trunks inside our garden. > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah! this is is sold here as an indoor plant, quite popular, birdnest fern > i > > think it is called. > > > > just read on wiki: In Hong Kong, this species is under protection > > based on Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A. > > > > Am 27.09.2011 13:42, schrieb Pankaj Kumar: > > > > Asplenium nidus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1079 1079 1753. > > > > Synonyms: > > Asplenium antiquum Makino J. Jap. Bot. 6(11): 32 32 1929. > > Asplenium australasicum (J. Sm.) Hook. Fil. Exot. t. 88 1854. > > Asplenium ficifolium Goldm. Nov. Act. 19: 461 461 1843. > > Asplenium ficifolium Goldm. Nov. Act. 19: 461 461 1843. > > Neottopteris australasica J. Sm. Cult. Ferns 49 49 1857. > > Neottopteris mauritiana Fée Mem. Foug., Gen. Filic. 203 203 1850. > > Neottopteris musaefolia J. Sm. J. Bot. 3: 409 409 1861. > > Neottopteris nidus (L.) J. Sm. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 409 409 1841. > > Neottopteris rigida Fée Mem. Foug., Gen. Filic. 203 203 1850. > > Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C. Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5 > > 6: 428 428 1851. > > > > Family: ASPLENIACEAE > > > > Current Location: KFBG, Hong Kong. > > > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > > > > > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36B, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251; +852 5431 6094 (mobile) > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
