Microsorum cuspidatum (D.Don) Tagawa SN21420b

[Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan]

Epiphytic wild fern from Western Ghats Tamilnadu.

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Santhan ji.

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From: Chris Fraser-Jenkins <>
Date: Tue 21 Apr, 2020, 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:348581] Microsorum cuspidatum (D.Don) Tagawa SN21420b
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

That's Microsorum (Phymatosorus) cuspidatum subsp. beddomei - or if you prefer, Microsorum beddomei.  It appears to be endemic to south India, bit the S.E. Asian, M. powellii is quite closely related too.  There is a slight degree of overlap towards the Himalayan subsp. cuspidatum, but usually they are readily distinguishable.  It is not just M. cuspidatum.

    For all Polypodiaceae the rhizome with its scales should be shown.

  They grow it well in the greenhouse In Ootacamund Botanical Garden (which has quite a lot of intersting ferns still - though many more in the past).

CR-J