New Distributional Records of Three Rare Ferns from Odisha, India

• DOI: 10.18811/ijpen.v9i02.08
• Publication Date: 2023-11-08T06:27:41Z
• Authors: Niranjan Mishra; Suman Patra; Babita Kumari; Neelu Lodhiyal; Sandip K. Behera
• Keywords: Herbarium

Niyamgiri and Kotgah Wildlife Sanctuary are part of the Eastern Ghats located at Odisha. The altitude range these mountain ranges between 400–1516 m shows diversity vegetation due to their undulating peaks, deep gorges, valleys numerous springs. Three species viz., Amblovenatum opulentum (Kaulf.) J. P. Roux, Pronephrium articulatum (Houlston & T. Moore) Holttum Sphaerostephanos hirtisorus (C. Chr.) (Family: Thelypteridaceae) collected from hill Kotgarh recorded for first time Odisha state. same documented here with taxonomic details photographs herbaria