Dr Chris, Many thanks for confirming the id. Just a small correction.....I am not a Doctor, just a housewife interested in flora and all things to do with nature. Regards, Aarti
On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Chris Fraser-Jenkins < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr. Khale, > Yes, that certainly helps - very informative picture of the > basiphyll, showing the very thick rhizome and scales typical of Drynaria > quercifolia (Polypodiaceae). > Drynaria is rather a curious genus in having two types of leaves - > the unstalked and less divided basal ones and the stalked, taller ones with > nearly separate side-pinnae - and which may often become fertile (develop > spores), unlike the basal ones. > Cheers, > Chris. > > > --- On *Sat, 23/6/12, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:89217] Ornamental Fern for ID : Mumbai : > 221011 : AK-2 > To: "jmgarg1" <[email protected]> > Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], "Dr. > Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, 23 June, 2012, 21:42 > > > Dr Chris, > I found one more picture of the ornamental fern. > Would this help? > Terms like the fertile frond, etc go above my head as I am not a botanist. > Regards, > Aarti > > On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 10:00 AM, jmgarg1 > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > A reply: > "Yes I do agree. Here you can just see some of the backing leaves (what > are they called, trophophylls, basiphylls or something) down the left hand > side of the bowl, but it's a bit hard to see. For Drynaria it would also > help to see the rhizome. > Chris F.-J." > > On 22 June 2012 09:47, jmgarg1 > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > A reply: > "WHEN YOU WANT A FERN TO BE IDENTIFIED! KINDLY TAKE THE PICTURE OF THE > FERTILE FROND. IN THIS CASE DO YOU HAVE DIMORPHIC FRONDS? > S P KHULLAR" > > On 21 June 2012 18:12, jmgarg1 > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Looks like some *species of Drynaria* to me. > It is found in wild in the Himalaya. > Pankaj” > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Aarti S. Khale* > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: 23 October 2011 00:25 > Subject: [efloraofindia:89217] Ornamental Fern for ID : Mumbai : 221011 : > AK-2 > To: efloraofindia > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>>, > H S <[email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]>> > > > An ornamental potted plant, cultivated at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai. > Picture taken on the 15th of August,11. > Fern leaves more than a feet long. > Aarti > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 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 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 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 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 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 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > >
