Contribution to the Pteridophyte Flora of India; A New Distributional Record of <i>Ophioglossum latifolium</i> for India

Afsana Khan; P.V. Anto; Ignatius Antony; V.K. Sreenivas

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i4/170688

Contribution to the Pteridophyte Flora of India; A New Distributional Record of Ophioglossum latifolium for India

Authors

Afsana Khan University of Calicut, Kerala-680001
P.V. Anto University of Calicut, Kerala-680001
Ignatius Antony University of Calicut, Kerala-680001
V.K. Sreenivas University of Calicut, Kerala-680001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i4/170688

Keywords:

Pteridophyte, Ophioglossum, New reports, India, Kerala, spore

Abstract

During a taxonomical exploration, Ophioglossum latifolium was collected from different localities of Kerala, India. The species was identified by the detailed analysis of macro morphological and micromorphological characters including Scanning Electron Microscopy analysis of the spore characters and O. latifolium is recognized as a new report for India.

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