Drynaria propinqua (Polypodiaceae), Whole plant, Godawari, Lalitpur, Nepal. (Photo Hem Raj Paudel)

Drynaria propinqua (Polypodiaceae), Whole plant, Godawari, Lalitpur, Nepal. (Photo Hem Raj Paudel)

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Drynaria propinqua(Wall. ex Mett.) Bedd.:Aglaomorpha propinqua (Wall. ex Mett.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds.; Drynaria prolifera P. C. Pande & H. C. Pande; Phymatodes propinqua C. presl; Phymatodes wallichiana C. Presl; Polypodium dimorphum Zoll.; Polypodium faberi Christ; Polypodium propinquum Wall.

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... propinqua is an epiphytic or terrestrial fern of the family Polypodiaceae (Fig. 1). Rhizome is long, wide, creeping, terete, 1-2 cm in diameter; scales appressed, brown, peltate, 3-6 mm  1-1.5 mm, margin dentate; fronds dimorphic, glabrous; basal fronds orbicular or ovate, 10-20 cm  7-18 cm, pinnatifid up to 2/3 or more, margin irregularly dentate. Foliage fronds stalked, stipe 8-20(-25) cm, slightly winged; lamina ...