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Volume 54, December 2012

Articles

On the Rediscovery of Pellaea Calomelanos in Central Himalaya with a Note on Distribution

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v54/2012/57419

Published 2012-12-01

  • Kamal Bhakuni
    • ,
  • Richa Punetha
    • ,
  • B. S. Kholia

Kamal Bhakuni
Department of Botany, Govt. P. G. College, Lohaghat, Champawat, Uttarakhand - 262 524

Richa Punetha
Department of Botany, Govt. P. G. College, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand - 262 502

B. S. Kholia
Botanical Survey of India, Sikkim Himalayan Regional Center, Gangtok, Sikkim - 737103

Abstract

Among the rare ferns of India, Pellaea calomelanos (Sw.) Link has been re-discovered from Kumaon region of central Himalaya after a gap of nearly 100 years. In the intervening years this rare fern was not collected from any other parts of Himalaya or India. A detailed note on its distribution in India, and other parts of the world along with a note on colonisation is elaborated.

Keywords

Kumaon, Distribution, Pellaea calomelanos, Re-Discovery.

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