This book is the result of more than five years of extensive field and laboratory studies on the polypodioid ferns of South India, covering Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Thirty three species belonging to fourteen genera under three families, viz., Grammitidaceae, Loxogrammaceae and Polypodiaceae are treated. This is a fully illustrated taxonomic account of this group for South India covering all important aspects including the history and classification of the group and its constituent taxa. Nomenclature and taxonomy of each species have been updated in consultation with types and other authentic specimens. Besides distribution maps, a brief note on the ecology of each species are provided. The exhaustive bibliography cited at the end will help future researchers in this field.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P.V. Madhusoodanan
Prof. (Dr.) P.V. Madhusoodanan is the Head of the Botany Department, Calicut University and has been actively engaged in research and teaching since 1975. He has published over 100 research papers inj national and international journals on various aspects such as Fern taxonomy, morphology, ecology, cytology, palynology, weed biology, biofertilizers, Cyanobacteria. Plant tissue culture, Bryophytes, etc. The Calicut University has awarded PhD Degree to nine of his students, including co-authors of this book. He has co-authored two books entitled Fern Flora of South India-Taxonomic Revision of Polypodioid Ferns (1998) and Filmy ferns of South India (2003). Currently he is collaborating with the MoEF, Govt. of India funded All India co-ordinated project on Taxonomy Capacity building (AICOPTAX) for Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms and Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) funded project on Bryophytes of Kerala. He is a member of many academic and professional bodies.
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