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The fern familyElaphoglossaceae Pichi-Sermolli in India, Nepal and Bhutan

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Taxonomic study of the familyElaphoglossaceae consisting of the generaElaphoglossum, Microstaphyla, Peltapteris is done. Only the former genus exists in India. Twenty species including ten which are new to science and two which are new to India are described and their distributions are indicated.

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  1. Cryptogamic Section, Botanical Survey of India, 711 103, Howrah, India

    A Biswas & S R Ghosh

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Biswas, A., Ghosh, S.R. The fern familyElaphoglossaceae Pichi-Sermolli in India, Nepal and Bhutan. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 93, 581–608 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053057

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