P.S. I cannot edit previous post! I should have mentioned that it was towering above me... but was growing on a steep bank, and weeping downwards towards the track. Sheila . . . ------------------------------------------------------------
On Oct 31, 4:53 pm, Plantaholic Sheila <luddite1...@talktalk.net> wrote: > Thank you hari for your suggestion of Nephrolepis. However, I cannot > see any that look like it. > > Thank you Satish for your suggestiomn of Alsophila. Again I can see > nothing like it. > > If you look at my pics you can see my head in pic 4. > The ferns tower above me. But the growth is not with a trunk as tree > ferns grow. > > Each frond is forked and keeps re forking as it get larger. > > I have tried searching www and the nearest I get is the forked ferns > in Gleicheniaceae. > Nearest is Diplopterygium .. see image below. > > http://www.plantsystematics.org/imgs/robbin/r/Gleicheniaceae_Diplopte... > > However, I do know ferns are very very difficult to id especially > from a few amateur images. > I do not know whether the above ferns even grow in India. > > I was hoping that there might be an expert with local knowledge of the > ferns that grow near Lava that would immediately say what it is. > > Thank you for looking and your help. > Sheila. > . > . > . > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Oct 31, 1:43 pm, Satish Chile <chilesat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > If it assumes tree size, it may be Alsophila sp. > > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 5:39 PM, hari lal <taxo....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > nephrolepsis sorry for earliar > > > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 5:35 PM, hari lal <taxo....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> i think nepenthes sps > > > >> On Mon, Oe sizct 31, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Plantaholic Sheila < > > >> luddite1...@talktalk.net> wrote: > > > >>> Please can someone give me the name of this giant fern. > > >>> Thank you. > > >>> Sheila. > > > >>> Date/Time-......15th April 2011. > > > >>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-... Near Neora Jungle camp. Near Lava. > > >>> West Bengal. Fairly high up. > > > >>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-..... Wild. Besides a track through > > >>> the forest. > > > >>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- ......Fern > > > >>> Height/Length-...... Giant 8ft plus maybe. > > > >>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-... See pic. > > > >> -- > > >> HARI SHANKAR LAL > > >> AT-SHIV KUTIR > > >> PO-BARA BAZAR > > >> DIST-HAZARIBAG > > >> PIN-825301 > > >> JHARKHAND,INDIA > > >> MOBILE-9431530563 > > >> email-taxo....@gmail.com > > > > -- > > > HARI SHANKAR LAL > > > AT-SHIV KUTIR > > > PO-BARA BAZAR > > > DIST-HAZARIBAG > > > PIN-825301 > > > JHARKHAND,INDIA > > > MOBILE-9431530563 > > > email-taxo....@gmail.com > > > -- > > Dr. Satish Kumar Chile- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
