Diversity and distribution of Pteridophytes from Satara District, Maharashtra (India)
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Altitude, Rainfall, Sahyadri, Western GhatsAbstract
The diversity and distribution along different ecological gradients of eighty six species of pteridophytes from the Satara district were studied. Amongst these species most common species were viz., Adiantum philippense, Aleuritopteris bicolor, Azolla pinnata subdp. asiatica, Marsilea minuta, Pityrogramma calomelanos, Pteridum revolutum, Pteris vittata, Selaginella ciliris and Tectaria coadunata.Downloads
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