Pellaea boivinii Hook., Sp. Fil. 2: 147, t. 118 A 1858. (syn: Allosorus boivinii (Hook.) O.Kuntze; Hemionitis boivinii (Hook.) Christenh.; Pellaea adiantoides (Desv.) Prantl (ambiguous synonym); Pellaea boivinii f. bipinnata C.Chr.; Pteridella adiantoides Desv. ex Kuhn (ambiguous synonym); Pteris adiantoides Desv. (ambiguous synonym); Pteris boivinii (Hook.) T.Moore ex Bedd.); Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, N-Botswana, South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng,
Mpulamanga), Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, Sri Lanka, S-India (Karnataka,
Kerala, Tamil Nadu) as per Catalogue of Life;
Pellaea boivinii Hook wild fern from Western Ghats Tamilnadu. But why is the specimen all folded up and not pressed properly? Not a good example to set..... People should take the trouble to prepare and arrange really goo, clearly visible herbarium-specimens, not folded and the lower pinnae folded in half. We can't see the frond-shape otherwise. References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of peninsular India Flora of Zimbabwe SANBI Pteridophytes of Africa A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol. XV, Part B: Ferns ..., Part 2 edited by Monika Shaffer-Fehre (2006) |
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