Sir, Thank you for the ID and information. It raises my curiosity further... will try to photograph this fern once again with a view to record more features of this species.
Regards, Surajit Koley On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:37 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "Hello, > Sorry I was going up into the Khasi Hills so nearly missed this one. > It's Stenochlanea palustris (Blechnaceae) - though only a few of > its mature pinnae are visible, down the bottom of the photo. > Edible when the leaves are young and red - and known as Ranga > Dhekia in Assam - it just gets as far west as S.E. Nepal in the terai. > It starts off in wet, marshy places and the rhizome can then climb up > and festoon trees - when it produces fertile leaves with narrow > pinna'd, Plagiogyria-like fertile leaves > Cheers, > Chris F.-J.. " > > Thanks, Dr. Chris. > > > > On 18/03/2012, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > > > “Surajit Da this is a fern ... not an angiospermic plant !! You can see > the > > young fiddleheads. > > Tanay” > > > > > > > > > > On 11 March 2012 19:25, surajit koley (Google Docs) < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I've shared fern like trailer ID :: 11/03/12 :: Hooghly (WB) > >> SK-2< > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mk2sAQrGzpS-X4e4jv8ObmbAz8f03rxsPmE2v2-pnoc/edit > > > >> Click to open: > >> > >> - fern like trailer ID :: 11/03/12 :: Hooghly (WB) > >> SK-2< > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mk2sAQrGzpS-X4e4jv8ObmbAz8f03rxsPmE2v2-pnoc/edit > > > >> > >> > >> Sir, > >> > >> Found this trailer in a unkept private property inside a village. While > >> trailing this trailer i noticed that one end this one clung to a coconut > >> tree. I was afraid of exploring more because of fear of snakes. There > >> were > >> many big trees and thick bushes under which i saw this plant. > >> > >> The leaflets (?) were about a ft each. > >> > >> Species : Unknown > >> > >> Type : wild trailer + clinger > >> > >> Date : 28-Feb-2012, 12.02 p.m. > >> > >> Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly), WB > >> > >> (all pic 800x600, except in table) > >> > >> continued ….................... > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Surajit Koley > >> > >> ------------------------- END ------------------------------- > >> > >> Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents, > >> spreadsheets and presentations. > >> [image: Logo for Google Docs] <https://docs.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 1820 members & > > 1,10,000 messages on 29/2/12) or Efloraofindia website: > > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > > of more than 6000 species). > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > > India'. > > > > > -- > 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 1820 members & > 1,10,000 messages on 29/2/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. >
