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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Found in southern and northeastern India to southern China, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Polynesia (Namby and Madhusoodanan 1998). In India it is reported from Tamil Nadu: Palni Hills; Kerala: Agasthiyamalai (Dickason 1946, Namby and Madhusoodanan 1998) and Myanmar.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China (Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan); French Polynesia; India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Sumatera); Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group)); Philippines; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]
Population:
No population information on this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It grows in the middle elevation and high elevation forests (Swamy et al. 2000), on rocks and base of shrubs and trees near shady streams (Namby and Madhusoodanan 1998).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This fern is used for medicine by the Kani tribal people, Tirunelveli of Tamil Nadu (Viswanathan et al. 1996).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no threats to the species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation actions are known or needed for this species.
Citation: Kumar, B. 2011. Leptochilus decurrens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177079A7351823. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177079A7351823.en. Downloaded on 29 July 2016.
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