Polypodiodes simonsiana (Polypodiaceae), a new fern from North East India and Myanmar

  • C. R. Fraser-Jenkins Student Guest House, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal. Email: chrisophilus@yahoo.co.uk
  • A. P. Shalimov South-Siberian Botanical Garden, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia Email: man_biol@mail.ru

Abstract

Polypodiodes simonsiana Fraser-Jenk. et Shalimov, a new species of polypodiaceous fern from north eastern India and Myanmar, is described and illustrated. It is related to P. amoena (Wall. ex Mett.) Ching and P. niponica (Mett.) Ching, but is characterised by its prominently backward-deflexed, acutely pointed, elongatedtriangular lower and mid pinnae, tapering evenly from their wide bases to their narrow acute apices. Its IUCN conservation status is assessed as VU (Vulnerable).

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Published
2015-10-30
How to Cite
Fraser-Jenkins C. R., Shalimov A. P. Polypodiodes simonsiana (Polypodiaceae), a new fern from North East India and Myanmar // Turczaninowia, 2015. Vol. 18, № 3. P. 113–116 DOI: 10.14258/turczaninowia.18.3.7. URL: http://turczaninowia.asu.ru/article/view/851.
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