The paper deals with nine species of Dryopteris Adans. occurring in Mizoram. Artificial key for identification, correct nomenclature, diagnostic feature and photos of all the nine species have been provided to facilitate easy identification.
Archipelago, Endemic, Pinnatisect, Indusium, Rhizome, Basiscopic
1. Baisya, A.K. and Rao, R.R. (1982). Ferns and Fern allies of Meghalaya State, India, Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur.
2. Borthakur, S.K., Deka, P. and Nath, K.K. (2001). Illustrated Manual of Ferns of Assam, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun
3. Dixit, R.D. (1984). A Census Indian Pteridpophytes, Flora of India. IV. Bull.Bot.Sur. India. Howrah.
4. Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. (1989). A Monograph of Dryopteris (Pteridophyta: Dryoptridaceae) in the Indian Subcontinent. Bull.Brit.Mus. Nat. His. 18: 323-477.
5. Jain, S.K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethanobotany. Deep Publ., New Delhi.
6. Jamir, N.S. and Rao, R.R. (1988). The Ferns of Nagaland, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
7. Pande, P.C and Pande, H.C. (1990). Systematics of the genus Dryopteris from Almora district of Kumaon Himalaya. In: Front Bota. Res. A National Symp. Chandigarh, Abst. pp.71.
8. Singh, Sarnam and Panighaghi, G. (2005). Ferns and Fern allies of Arunachal Pradesh Vols-I. & II, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
9. Tryon, R.M. and Tryon, A.F. (1982). Fern and Allied Plants with Special Reference to Tropical America. Springer – Verlag, New York, USA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8162-4
Benniamin, A., 2011. Studies on the Genus Dryopteris Adans. (Pteridophyta- Aspidiaceae Sensu Lato) from Mizoram (North East India). Indian Journal of Forestry, 34(3), pp.345-352. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2011-B88M63
Manuscript Published on 01 September 2011
Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: