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 Elaphoglossum beddomei Sledge

Family	:	Dryopteridacee
Distribution	:	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Distribution in Kerala	:	Walakkad, Silent Valley, Attappadi, Pathenthode, Kakki hills, Anakkampoyil, Munnar hills, Ponmudi.
Habitat	:	In humid forest areas above 800 m altitude.
Key Botanical Characters           Rhizome short creeping. Leaves simple, pale green, dimorphic, progressively narrowed towards base and apex, leathery. Scales distributed on the leaves both above and below. Fertile leaves with longer petiole than sterile one, similar to sterile one. Sori fully covered, blakish brown.