Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia

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Family

Aspleniaceae

Nomenclature

Asplenium truncatum Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 184. 1828.

Asplenium caudatum auct. non G.Forst., Prod.: 80. 1786; Bedd., Handb. Ferns Brit. India: 151. 1883; Holttum, Rev. Fl. Malaya ed. 1, 2: 428, f. 247. 1955 [‘1954’]; Holttum, Dansk Bot. Ark. 20: 28. 1961; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Fl. Thailand 3: 284. 1985; Boonkerd & Pollawatn, Pterid. Thailand: 139. 2000.

Description

Epiphytic or lithophytic . Similar to Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. but the pinnae many, more than 20 pairs, narrower, hardly 1.5 cm broad, lobed more than 1/3 way towards costa, often densely scaly on rachis and stipe .

Distribution in Thailand

NORTHERN: Chiang Mai; NORTH-EASTERN: Loei; PENINSULAR: Yala.

Wider Distribution

SE Asia.

Ecology

On mossy trunks or on mossy rocks in dense forests.

Proposed IUCN Conservation Assessment

Least Concern (LC). This variety is widespread and not under any known threats.

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Asplenium truncatum Blume Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17 Family Aspleniaceae Nomenclature Asplenium truncatum Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 184. 1828. Asplenium caudatum auct. non G.Forst., Prod.: 80. 1786; Bedd., Handb. Ferns Brit. India: 151. 1883; Holttum, Rev. Fl. Malaya ed. 1, 2: 428, f. 247. 1955 [‘1954’]; Holttum, Dansk Bot. Ark. 20: 28. 1961; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Fl. Thailand 3: 284. 1985; Boonkerd & Pollawatn, Pterid. Thailand: 139. 2000. Description Epiphytic or lithophytic . Similar to Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. but the pinnae many, more than 20 pairs, narrower, hardly 1.5 cm broad, lobed more than 1/3 way towards costa, often densely scaly on rachis and stipe . Distribution in Thailand NORTHERN: Chiang Mai; NORTH-EASTERN: Loei; PENINSULAR: Yala. Wider Distribution SE Asia. Ecology On mossy trunks or on mossy rocks in dense forests. Proposed IUCN Conservation Assessment Least Concern (LC). This variety is widespread and not under any known threats. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17
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