Research Article | Published: 01 March 2013

An unusual Division in Fronds of Polystichum Stimulans (Kunze Ex Mett.) Bedd. (Pteridophyta)

Brijesh  Kumar, H. C. Pande, Himanshu  Dwivedi and Ramesh Kumar

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 20 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 55-57 | 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2013-T5RFI6 | Cite this article

Abstract

Polystichum stimulans (Kunze ex Mett.) Bedd. is a unipinnate lithophytic fern. Plant with unusual 3-4 times divison of frond was collected from Rohru, Shimla (H.P.). The possible cause of unusual division of frond might be due to cell necrosis and which has caused long cracking of apical meristimatic tissues resulted into the division of rachis to several times.

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Kumar, B., Pande, H.C., Dwivedi, H. and Kumar, R., 2013. An unusual Division in Fronds of Polystichum Stimulans (Kunze Ex Mett.) Bedd. (Pteridophyta). Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 20(1), pp.55-57. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2013-T5RFI6

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