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Hottentot fern

Kulhlhahavaali
Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.)

Very common in marshy areas The plant is a good choice for landscaping. Both fresh and dry fronds are used for making garlands. 2-

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uses
The plant is a good choice for landscaping. Both fresh and dry fronds are used for making garlands. 2-
family
Th
synonym
Pteris interrupta Willd.; Aspidium gongylodes Schkuhr
description
Stifferect herbs, rhizomes long, creeping, black, scales ovate-lanceolate. × Fronds distant; laminae 20-50 10-20 cm, apices caudate with apical pinna similar to lateral ones; lateral pinnae 10-25 pairs, × linear-lanceolate, 5-10 1 cm; segments 20- × 30 pairs on middle pinnae, triangular, 3-5 2- 4 mm. Sori orbicular, medial to submarginal, proximal 1 or 2 pairs of veins sterile; indusia sparsely hairy. Sporangia bear reddish orange and spherical glands on stalks. Reproductive structures: Sporophylls produced throughout the year
native range
The tropics and subtropics H. Ito
distribution
Widespread in the tropics and subtropics
english names
Hottentot fern · Willdenow’s fern
occurrence maldives
Very common in marshy areas
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