[efloraofindia:35943] Fern for id 250510MK1

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

Kindly help to id this fern found abundant on large trees and rocks. 

Location: Moist Deciduous forest; Mudumalai wls

Date: 02 May 2010

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[R. Vijayasankar]

Looks like Drynaria quercifolia, a fern. A soup is prepared from the rhizomes and consumed as a health tonic as well as for treating joint pain. The rhizome is called in Tamil as 'Mudavattukkaal kizhangu' due to its shape like goat's leg.

With regards

R. Vijayasankar

[tanay bose]

Drynaria quercifolia Is a fern found on trees mainly hope its correct please validate
Tanay

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[Yazdy Palia]

Dear Tanay ji,
I think both of you are spot on. Copying a link. Incidentally, we have
a lot of it at our place here. After all it is the same Nilgiri
biosphere. It does have a rhizome which even encircles a small stem
like a coffee plant.
Now the link with the pictures.
http://www.google.co.in/images?q=Drynaria+quercifolia&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___IN364&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=Sw38S4PyCIbQcfPSkOsB&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQsAQwAA
Regards
Yazdy.

[Neil Soares]

Hi,   My photograph taken in the Cotigaon WLS, Goa.                         With regards,                           Neil Soares. --- On Tue, 5/25/10, Yazdy Palia <yazdy...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[tanay bose]

Great picture from Neil ji and also good links from Yazdy ji, this fern is also found in himalaya in Dooars I have seen it
Tanay

[Muthu Karthick]

Thank you very much all, for more information.

What is that leaf-like portion beneath the plant?

[Yazdy Palia]

Normally the rhizome comes beneath the dry leaves. Shall try and send some pictures in a day or so.
Regards
Yazdy.