PHYTOLITHS IN FERNS II : IN SOME MORE THELYPTEROID FERNS
JAIDEEP MAZUMDAR *
Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, INDIA
RADHANATH MUKHOPADHYAY *
Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Opal phytoliths were found in the fertile leaf segments of six species of Thelypteridaceae. Common forms of phytoliths are nearly cylindrical, triangular, square or rectangular and also amorphous. Some phytoliths are plate like and they are distinct in each species.
Keywords: Opal phytolith, Fern, Thelypteridaceae.