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Lindsaea heterophylla Dryand. andLindsaea heterophylla Bedd. earlier confused and normally confounded underLindsaea heterophylla Dryand. have been separated out as distinct species. A new nameLindsaea beddomea Dixit et Ghosh has been proposed forLindsaea heterophylla Bedd. Key to the species, detailed text and illustrations have been furnished for easy identification.
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Dixit, R.D., Ghosh, B. On the identity and nomenclature ofLindsaea heterophylla Dryand. andLindsaea heterophylla Bedd.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 89, 179–183 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046202
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