Ornamental Fern for ID : Nasik : 17JUL19 : AK-25

[Aarti S. Khale]

An ornamental fern growing in my home garden in Nasik.

Alka Ji's recent post prompted me to recheck all my ids.

Aarti

[Paradesi Anjaneyulu]

Seems to Nephrolepis cordifolia

With regards.

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[Aarti S. Khale]

Paradesi Ji,

Thanks for the id.

Regards,

Aarti

On Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 10:47:51 AM UTC+4, Paradesi Anjaneyulu wrote:

Seems to Nephrolepis cordifolia

With regards.

On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 11:22, Aarti S. Khale <aarti...@gmail.com> wrote:

An ornamental fern growing in my home garden in Nasik.

Alka Ji's recent post prompted me to recheck all my ids.

Aarti

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Chris ji.

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From: Chris Fraser-Jenkins
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 at 13:44
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:325206] Ornamental Fern for ID : Nasik : 17JUL19 : AK-25
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

That's the natural form, not a mutation, nor a cultivar, of a Nephrolepis species - in some ways more handsome than many of the abnormalities.

But to identify Nephrolepis species we do need to see the sori beneath the frond and their shape - and in this case I also need to know if the long, wiry "runners" that spread across the soil to make a colony, bear tubers or not - these are occasional near spherical, pale-brown, slightly white-scaly bulbils, about 1-2 cm. in diameter.  

This could be either the native species, N. cordifolia (with tubers) or the introduced N. American N. exalatata (no tubers) - but please show the sori so it can be narrowed down.

I would think from the pinna-shape this is more likely to be N. cordifolia - a species native to India and Asia and occurring from north to south there (syn. N. auriculata).  It grows in huge quantity in Nepal, Darjeeling, Sikkkim, Bhutan, Arunachal, Meghjalaya etc. also in the Indian peninsula.  N. cordifolia is a conserved name.  The tubers give it the Nepali name pani amala, and it is sometimes eaten, producing a slightly bitter watery juice that stops ones mouth drying out while walking long distances in the hills - not very tasty in my opinion, but I confirm it does have that effect.

Best,  Chris F.-J.

[Aarti S. Khale]

Chris Ji, Garg Ji,

This I will definitely do.

Will get more details and pictures of the sori beneath the frond and their shape.

Also whether it bears tubers or not when I visit Nasik next. 

Regards,

Aarti

[Aarti S. Khale]

Adding pictures of the underside of the leaves if it helps.

I could not make out whether it bears tubers, since the plants were tightly packed in the pot.

Regards,

Aarti

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Aarti ji.

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Thanks a lot, Chris ji.

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From: Chris Fraser-Jenkins
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 at 14:33
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:325206] Ornamental Fern for ID : Nasik : 17JUL19 : AK-25
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Dear Aarti,

      Still the same, N. cordifolia (or exaltata), but more likely cordifolia I reckon.  The two are related and are generally similar.  I'm npt sure if the tuber charcteralways holds true, but mostly does - sori will help when it decides to become fertile.  No particular reason to think exaltata really.

I have both growing well now in my tiny garden patch here in Portugal - luckily there is no Winter frost here.

Best,

Chris.

[Aarti S. Khale]

Garg Ji,

Thanks a lot to you and Chris Ji.

Regards,

Aarti

[Vijayadas D]

Good morning,

 

From its physical appearance I feel it a s N. cordifolia

 

Vijayadas

 

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[Aarti S. Khale]

Thank you Vijayadas Ji.

Regards,

Aarti