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.

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Citation : Sumesh N, Dudani, Mahesh M. K, Subash Chandran M. D and Ramachandra T. V.  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.
* 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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