Filices.'] cetlon plants. 383 



fizlcata, J. Sm. Diplazium Jalcatum and 7). Ji'axineum, Don, I.e. pp. 

 12, 13. Grammitis caudata. Wall. Cat. n. 4. — c.p. 3264 (1225). 



Hab. Horton Plains and Maturatte District, at an elevation of 5000 



to 4000 feet. 



d. Stegnogramme. 



[5. G. aspidioides, Kook. Gen. Fil. t. 120, B, and Ic. PI. x. t. 950 ; 

 Hook. Sp. Fil. V. p. 150 ; Gardner, n. 1292. — I insert this on the au- 

 thority of specimens in my herbarium from Mr. Gardner, the same 

 number as Mr. Thwaites [supra) refers to G. (Leptogramme) totta. I 



possess both species from Ceylon. — Hook.] 



21. ASPLENIUM, Linn, 



a. Thamnopier'is. 



1. A, Nidus, Linn. (Hook. Sp, Pil. iii. p. 77, cum syn.) — c.p. 3267. 

 Hae. Very common. 



b. Euasplenium, 



2. A. ensiforme, Wall. (Hook, et Grev. Ic. Fil. t. 71 ; Hook. Sp. Fil. 

 I. c. p. 89.)— c.p. 1334. 



Hab. Eambodde, in the Central Province, Gardner. 



3. A- MTightianum, Wall. (Hook. 1. c. p. 105, t. 1G7, cum syn.) — 

 A, WalJcerce, Hook. 1. c. p. 108, 1. 163. An^. longipesj Fee ; Hook. 1. c. 



p. lOG?— c.p. 1010(1070). 

 Hab. Common in the forests of the Central Province. 



The two forms of A, Wightianum and A. Wallcercs merge insensiLly into one 

 another. 



4. A. persicifoliuxn^ J. Sm. 



Var. latifolium. Hook, 1. c. p. 109. — c.p. 3461. 



Hab. Newera EUia, and other more elevated parts of the Central 

 Province. 



5. A. elongatum, Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 79; Hook. 1. c. p. 117.— c.p. 1007 



(1078). 



uncommon 



6. A. tenerum, Forst. ; Hook. 1. c.P — c,v, 1371. 

 Hab. Hantani, in the Central Province. 



Cattdex hrevis. Frondes (cum stipite) 6-15 poll, longre, subtns paleis parvis 

 adpressis fuscis consperste. Finms plus minus acumiuataJ. Indiisinm demum mar- 

 gine arete revolutum.— [This Fern, Ceyl. PL n. 1371, is identical with my n. 1072 

 of Gardner, which in my Sp. Fil'. iii. p. 158, I have considered a small form of the 

 very variable A. macro2^hjUnm, Sw. Mr. Thwaitcs (see ucit page, u. 13) refers 

 Gardner's plant to it.— Hook.] 



7. A. erectum, Bor^. (Hook. 1. c. p. 126, cum syn.)— c.p. 3141 (1074). 

 Hab. Central Province, not uncommon. 



8. A. resectum, Sm. (Hook. 1. c. p. 130, cum syn.)— c.p. 427, 1336, 



1337, 1338, 32G9 (1075, 1077). 

 Hab. Very abundant in the forests of the Central Province. 



An extremely variable species. 



9. A. heterocarpum. Wall. (Hook, 1. c. p. 132, t. 175.)— c.p. 1006 

 (1076). 



Hab. Not uncommon in moist ^oods. 



