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Nephrolepis exaltata
(L.)
Schott
Synonyms
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Aspidium exaltatum
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Family
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Nephrolepidaceae
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Distribution
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America, Africa ,India
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Distribution in Kerala
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Palakka
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Habitat
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On road cuttings, semi-marshy soils in open areas outside
forest tracts, often grown in gardens.
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Uses
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It is used as a specimen or accent
plant in large containers. Hanging baskets are often filled with this fern. Used
in warm climate zones as erosion control plant,
ground cover, massing or woodland garden.
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Key
Botanical Characters :
Rhizome erect, roots long with ellipsoid
tubers, greenish- yellow, densely
brown hairy. Petiole densely scaly
when young, scales absent at maturity, polished. Leaves tufted, simply
pinnate, light green. Leaflets rounded
towards apex. Sori sub marginal in two rows, semicircular or kidney-shaped.
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