Spore Morphology of Indian Ferns I. Aspidiaceae

Spores 37 X 52 x 3G p (unacet.same).Laesura 44 p. Esinc 3.3 p thick.Scsinc nearly as thick as ncsinc.Perine protruding up to 13 p from esinc surface, granulose; lobes subconical, blunt, about S , LL (4-12 p) across at base.8. P. acitleaticni var.nirccronifoliicni U1. (1 172; Sikkim; P. Chantlra 97802).Spores 32 X 46 X 30 p (unacet.same).Laesura 22 p.Esinc 2.6 p thick, pale brown.Sesine nearly as thick as nesine.Perinc dark brown (unacct.light brown), prominently granulose; folds protruding up to 12 p from esine surface, hemispherical to subconical, about 10 p (8-12 p) across at base.9. P. aiiriciilutiini (L.) l'r.(247; Chcrrapunjee, Assam; Kayar 49Si-1).Fig. 110.Spores plano-to & concavo-convcs (lat), 28 x 41 x 30 p (unacet.24 x 36 X 24 p).Laesura 24 p.Esirie 2.2 p thick.light brown.Perine brownish, densely granulosc, protruding up to 5 p from mine surface; folds with thin pointed apes and more or less bulbous base, G p (4-8 p) across at hase.10.P. biaristatmn Moore (1044; Pynursla, I<.S: J. Hills, Assam; Xayar 77331).Fig. 108.Spores plano-to concaVo-conws (lat), elliptic (pol), 34 x 48 x 37 p (unacet same).Laesura 33 p. Esinc 2.5 p thick.Scsine nearly as thick as ncsinc.I'crine light brown, faintly granulose.Folds of perinc protruding u p to 12 p from esinc surface, subhemispherical to bluntly subconical, 8 p (4-16 p) across at the base.11.P. cfiscrcfizm (Don) Dicls (1173; Tonglu, Darjeeling, Bengal; P. Chandra 69405).Spores 21 X 32 x 26 p (unacct.20 X 26 x 20 p).Laesura 20 p. Esine 1.0 p thick.Perine pale hrown (unacct.same); folds about 2 p across at the haw, generally crowned hy one or two spinulcs, and protruding up to 4 p from esine surface.