Cyathea nilgirensis Holttum (Cyatheaceae – Pteridophyta)

: A threatened tree fern from Central Western Ghats

Sumesh N. Dudani1,2, Mahesh M. K2, Subash Chandran M. D1, T.V. Ramachandra1,*

1Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Center for Ecological Sciences [CES], Indian Institute of Science,
2Department of Botany, Yuvaraja's College (Autonomous), University Of Mysore, Mysore
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in.

Citation : Sumesh N, Dudani, Mahesh M. K, Subash Chandran M. D and Ramachandra T. V, 2014.  Cyathea nilgirensis Holttum (Cyatheaceae – Pteridophyta): A threatened tree fern from Central Western Ghats ,  Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 January 2014 | 6(1): 5413–5416.

Acknowledgement

We are grateful to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Governemnt of India and NRDMS division, The Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India for the financial assistance and infrastructure support. We thank G R Rao for the scientific inputs during discussions, Vishnu Mukri and Srikant Naik for their assistance in the field and the Karnataka Forest Department for providing the necessary permissions.

 

 

* Corresponding Author :
  Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.		   Tel : 91-80-23600985 / 22932506 / 22933099,
Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR]
E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in,
Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy
 
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