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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 ...
The Filmy Ferns are a unique group of plants among pteridophytes characterised by sporangia aggregated on cylindrical receptacles enclosed in characteristically shaped indusia and the one cell thick, delicate lamina lacking stomata. This book is the first of its kind on these delicate plants of the Western Ghats, one among the biodiversity hotspots of the world. Owing to their delicate plant body these plants are confined to the deeply shaded pristine evergreen ...
Bryophytes, the 'amphibians of the plant kingdom', occupy almost all kinds of habitats in almost all parts of the globe. These are a group of plants with distinct identity; known to the mankind from time immemorial and consist of three lineages, viz., Liverworts, Hornworts and Mosses. Even though neglected for the lack of direct economic importance or un assuming nature; they play important role in ecosystem dynamics, nutrient cycling, soil binding, providing, ...