A reply: "Dear Mr. Chris Jenkins, Thank you very much for the ID and the valuable information that you have provided. Best wishes, Mahadeswara Swamy, Ph.D."
On 16 July 2012 10:02, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > "Dear Dr. Swamy, > This is Pteridium revolutum (Blume) Nakai, which occurs commonly > almost throughout India. You will find it referred to as P. aquilinum > sometimes, especially in 19th Century literature, or in works that are not > aware of modern fern taxonomy - but that species is European and African, > and not present in India. > Both species are well known to be toxic to cattle, humans etc. and > a lot has been published on the effects of the named alkaloids present - > e.g. bovine Haematonurea and cancers etc. > Best wishes, > Chris Fraser-Jenkins, Kathmandu." > > On 28 October 2011 17:26, M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Please identify the fern, which is wild and seen all around the area >>> near Abbi Falls, Coorg. Photos taken on 23.10.11. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > 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 1900 members & > 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 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 1900 members & 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
