91POTENTIAL ORNAMENTAL PTERIDOPHYTES FROM ADIMALI REGION OF IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, INDIAThe present study resulted in the documentation of 25 ornamental pteridophytes belonging to 17 families and 17 genera. Among these 25 families of ornamental pteridophytes Adiantaceae and Selaginellaceae is the dominant ones with 4 species each followed by Pteridaceae and Aspleniacae with 2 species each. More over this group of plants has least been exploited for the ornamental purpose, hence this present study may be useful for further exploration of fern and fern allies found in this areabinuthomasct@gmail.comResearch452014Ornamental,Pteridophytes,AdimaliPriya Ramachandran,Binu Thomas,Sonia Abraham,Varghese, M.CPG Department of Botany, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad,Kottayam - 686 633, Kerala, India,PG Department of Botany, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad,Kottayam - 686 633, Kerala, India,Department of Botany, St. Dominic’s College, Kanjirapally, Kottayam – 686 512, Kerala, India,PG Department of Botany, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad,Kottayam - 686 633, Kerala, India