| Biotic zone
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Northeastern Himalayas +
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| Bloom type
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annual +
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| Class
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Filicopsida +
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| Commercial application
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Ornamental use +
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| Commercial use description
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Entire plant is used as an ornamental plant in aquariums. +
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| Common name
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Floating antlerfern +
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| Division/Phylum
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fern +
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| Family
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Parkeriaceae +
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| Food plant part
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Leaves +
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| Food use
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Yes +
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| Food use description
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Leaves are cooked with other vegetables or alone fresh leaves are also taken as salad in few parts of eastern India and Bangaladesh. +
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| Genus
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Ceratopteris +
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| Habitat details
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Aquatic to semiaquatic; in swamps, bogs, c … Aquatic to semiaquatic; in swamps, bogs, canals, ponds, lakes, ditches, marshes; 0--25 m. In India, it is found in fish ponds, water reservoirs and in rice fields. It may be more widely distributed in India and the other specimens may have been mis-identified as ''C. thalictroides''
Considered native to the Old World (not clear whether India)to the Old World (not clear whether India) +
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| Header caption
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Picture of ''Ceratopteris cornuta'' with which ''C.pteridoides'' bears similarity. +
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| Header image
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Ceratopteris cornuta emerse.jpg +
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| IUCN status
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Not Evaluated +
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| Introdescription
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''Ceratopteris'' species are aquatic pteri … ''Ceratopteris'' species are aquatic pteridophytic ferns, generally found in tropical regions. They require a warm climate and lots of water. Two species - ''C. pteridoides'' and ''C. thalictroides'' are found in India. There is confusion among botanists on whether ''Ceratopteris cornuta'' and ''C. pteridoides'' are separate species.d ''C. pteridoides'' are separate species. +
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| Leaf blade type
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Simple +
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| Leaf petiole type
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Petiolated +
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| Life cycle details
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The lower leaves are sterile, upper leaves bear buds which can grow into whole plants. Juveniles are free floating or submerged while adults can be submerged, free floating or emergent. The spores are presumably dispersed by water. +
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| Modern scientific knowledge description
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11 nucleotide sequences and 2 protein data are available as on 25/08/10 +
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| Order
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Polypodiales +
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| Page creation date
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21 August 2010 +
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| Plant commercial
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Yes +
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| Plant commercial part
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Other +
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| Plant height
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Up to 3 feet +
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| Plant type
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Fern +
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| Regnum
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Plantae +
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| Species name
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w:Ceratopteris pteridoides +
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| State
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Assam +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
, User:Shwetankverma +
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| Water need
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High +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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| Categories |
Stubs +
, Plants +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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6 September 2010 15:09:01 +
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