Onychium siliculosum (Desv.) C. Chr. (Family: Cryptogrammaceae) and Pteris wallichiana Agardh (Family: Pteridaceae) are being reported for the first time as additions to the fern flora of Nainital hills. A brief description along with ecology and distribution in India and world are provided to facilitate for their easy identification in the field.
Ecology, Fern flora, Rhizome, Lanceolate, Concolorous, Rare, Verrucose
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2010
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