Department of Botany, Government Postgraduate College, Pithoragarh-262502, Uttarakhand
*Corresponding author Email: punethanbot@indiatimes_com, Phone: +919759165372 (M)
Online published on 25 April, 2016.
Branched spike in a plant of Ophioglossum reticulatum L. is described. The abnormal feature is considered as atavistic suggesting Ophioglossum as advance over other genera in the family.
Atavistic, Ophioglossum, Ophioglossaceae
