Microsorum membranaceum (D. Don) Ching, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 4(10): 309 1933. (syn: Colysis membranacea (D. Don) J. Sm.; Lepidomicrosorium hymenodes (Kunze) L.Shi & X.C.Zhang; Microsorum carinatum (W. M. Chu & Z.R.He) S.G.Lu; Microsorum hymenodes (Kunze) Ching; Microsorum indicum Ching; Microsorum membranaceum var. carinatum W. M. Chu & Z. R. He; Microsorum schneideri (Christ) Copel.; Phymatodes grandifolia (Wall. ex Christ) C. Presl; Pleopeltis grandifolia (Wall. ex Christ) T. Moore; Pleopeltis membranacea (D. Don) T. Moore; Pleopeltis nigricans (Alderw.) Alderw.; Pleopeltis rupestris var. nigricans Alderw.; Pleopeltis rupestris var. parallela Alderw.; Polypodium grandifolium Wall.; Polypodium huegelii Fée ex Ettingsh.; Polypodium hymenodes Kunze; Polypodium hymenodes var. sparsisorum Takeda; Polypodium membranaceum D. Don; Polypodium membranaceum var. grandifolium (Wall. ex H. Christ)
Alderw.; Polypodium nigricans Alderw.; Polypodium normale var. sumatranum Bak.; Polypodium schneideri Christ; Polypodium transparens C. Presl ex Ettingsh.) ?; China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Tibet,
Japan, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma], Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, India
(Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Darjeeling, Meghalaya, Khasia, Jaintla
Hills, Manipur, S-India, Pachmarhi Hills, C-India, Mahableshwar, Khandala,
Purandar, etc.), Jammu & Kashmir, Philippines, Sulawesi as per Catalogue of Life; Here's a epilithic fern new for site. Microsorum membranaceumFamily - Polypodiaceae From Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh Photographed in July 2017/18 Altitude - 1600meters Yes, Microsorum membranaceum, common throughout the West Indo-Himalaya as far west as J. & K. Location: Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 10 May 2018 Altitude: 4400 ft. Habit : Wild Some fern? Yes ... And incidentally - suggest to buy Kholia's excellent Sikkim ferns book. I did not find the book in market and hope experts would guide laymen to identify the plant. Very young fronds, sori not shown. Could be Microsorum membranaceum. Inadequate photos again. Best to ask him how to obtain it - it will answer many of your questions from its good photos! He is: ... And he is a most helpful person with a considerable knowledge of the ferns. Microsorum SN22420 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) - 3 mb. Microsorum membranaceum (D. Don) Ching Wild fern from Western Ghats Tamilnadu SK 2668 16 July 2020 : 10 posts by 2 authors. 7 images- 5 to 7 mb each. Location: Telkot, Nagarkot, Nepal Date: 15 July 2020 Elevation: 1500 m. It could be Asplenium nidus, Microsorum membranaceum (D.Don) Ching ! ID by ...! References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos IPNI GBIF (with specimens) Flora of China FOC illustration India Biodiversity Portal |