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Bolbitis presliana (Fee) Ching

Family	:	Dryopteridaceae
Distribution	:	India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan
Distribution in Kerala	:	Wayanad
Habitat	:	Seen in gravelly soil and rocks of stream beds in forest areas.
Uses	:	Ornamental
Key Botanical Characters :                       Rhizome creeping. Petiole of sterile leaves almost cylindrical, slightly swollen at base, shallowly grooved with a median ridge. Leaves dimorphic in two rows on dorsal side of rhizome, herbaceous, dark green, terminal leaves without vegetative bud. Fertile leaves longer than sterile one, leaflet reduced, tapering to both ends, more towards the apex. Sori fully covered.