Selaginella tenera SN27420b

[Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan]

Selaginella tenera (Hook. & Grev.) Spring is a wild primitive fern from Western Ghats Tamilnadu. 

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Santhan ji.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Chris ji.

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From: Chris Fraser-Jenkins
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 at 20:03
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:348987] Selaginella tenera SN27420b
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Yes - the dimorphic sporophylls are just visible.  But I wouldn't think of a Selahinella as primitive, really - in many ways they are much more advanced than other groups of Lycophytes as they have developed heterospory.  Also the group has radiated greatly in relatively modern times.

CRFJ