Family
Thelypteridaceae
Species Name
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey et Jermy
Species Citation
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey and Jermy, Brit. Fern. Gaz. 10: 339. 1973.
Description
Rhizome short to long creeping, sparsely scaly. Scales pale brown, hairy. Stipes glossy, glabrous, scaly at the base. Lamina oblong-lanceolate. Pinnae up to 20 pairs. Veins up to eight pairs, free. Sori median on veins, up to six pairs. Spores planoconvex or reniform, exine with elongate, thick ridges.
Frond
Monomorphic
Frond Division
Pinnate
Group
Ferns
Habit
Herb
Rhizome
Creeping
Scales
Present
Spores
Monolete
Stipes
Rounded
Veins
Simple
Sori Shape
Rounded
Distribution (District-wise)
Gonda/Sonbhadra
Habitat
Terrestrial
Uses
Ornamental
