Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Species Name
Microlepia speluncae (L.) Moore
Species Citation
Microlepia speluncae (L.) Moore, Index Filicum 93. 1857.
Description
Rhizome long creeping covered by multicellular, uniseriate hairs. Stipes scattered, hairy at the base. Lamina tripinnatifid. Pinnules under 2 cm, lobed to almost costa, densely hairy. Ultimately segment deeply lobed. Veins distinct, forked once, free. Sori sub marginal, indusiate. Indusia cup-shaped. Spores triangular with rounded corners.
Frond
Monomorphic
Frond Division
Pinnate
Group
Ferns
Habit
Herb
Rhizome
Creeping
Scales
Absent
Spores
Trilete
Stipes
Rounded
Veins
Simple
Distribution (District-wise)
Bahraich/Lakhimpur Kheri
Habitat
Terrestrial
