ANOGRAMMA LEPTOPHYLLA (L.) LINK.: A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED FERN FROM PANAHALA HILL STATION, MAHARASHTRA

摘要

During our studies on Anogramma leptophylla (L.) Link, it has been found critically endangered in the pteridophytic flora of Panhala Hill Station, Maharashtra. In sito conservation of the tiny fern is essential. Anogramma leptophylla is small annual fern belonging to the family Hemionitidaceae (cf. Dixit 1984). Thin and herbaceous plants with tiny fronds were located after the rains (September - October) as growing on the walls of Ambar Khana of Panhala Hill Station in Kolhapur district.