Research Article | Published: 01 March 2014

Dryopteris zayuensis Ching & S.K. Wu and Pteris biaurita L. subsp. fornicata Fraser-Jenk. - two interesting records in the pteridophyte flora of Himachal Pradesh, India

Alka Kumari, Amit Chawla, Brij Lal and Christopher Roy Fraser-Jenkins

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 37 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 115-120 | 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2014-2PGPE2 | Cite this article

Abstract

This paper reports the occurrence of Dryopteris zayuensis Ching & S.K.Wu and Pteris biaurita L. subsp. fornicata Fraser-Jenk. in Himachal Pradesh. The first one is a rare species while the latter forms a new record for Himachal Pradesh.

Keywords

Rare Species, Pteridophytes, West Himalaya, Indian subcontinent, Taxonomic description

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Kumari, A., Chawla, A., Lal, B. and Fraser-Jenkins, C.R., 2014. Dryopteris zayuensis Ching & S.K. Wu and Pteris biaurita L. subsp. fornicata Fraser-Jenk. - two interesting records in the pteridophyte flora of Himachal Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 37(1), pp.115-120. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2014-2PGPE2

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