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Distrib .— Asia : N. Ind. (Him.) Sikkim and Bhotan, 2-6000', common ; Assam 



Khasia, 2-4000', frequent, W. >Manipur 1000', Claris. Ceylon. Malay Penins, 

 Perak. Sumatra. Java. Borneo. Philippines. China — Yunnan, Henry. 



I give this as a North- West Indian species solely on the authority of Colonel 

 Bedclome. Mr. McDonell, who lived for years in Chamba, close to Dalhousie 

 in charge of the forests, never found it there. I do not think the habitat,. 

 " N. India," in the 'Synopsis,' means including N.-W. India any more than it 

 does when given for P. iridiodes, Lamk., the next N.-E. Indian species, or for 

 P. hemionitideum, Wall. 



30. P. oxylobum, Wall. Cat. 294. P. trifidum, Don, Syn. Fil. 3G3 ; 

 P. hastatum, Thunb. var. 2 oxyloba (sp.) Wall., C. E. 563. Pleopeltis hastata, 

 Th., Bedd. H. B. 362 ; Pleopeltis trifida, Don, Bedd. Suppt. H. B. 96 ; 

 Pleopeltis laciniata, Bl., Bedd. in Journ. Bot., Aug. 1892. 



Punjab: Chamba— Dalhousie, McDonell: "abundant 1 '; Kangra Vy. List. — 

 Dharmsala 5000', Trotter ; Simla Reg.— Simla 6200', Blanf . : " very rare. In fact I 

 know of only one locality for it, near Simla "; Simla — 3 stations, Bliss ; Bisahir — 

 Taldech 5000', Lace. 



N.-W. P. : D. D. Dist.— Sowarna Nala 4500' ? ; Badraj Mt. and ' The Park ', on the 

 Mussooree Ridge, Mackinnons 1878-79 ; 'The Park 1 6300', on trees, Hope 1887 and 

 1895 ; The Castle Hill 6100', A. Hope 1885 ; C. W. Hope 1892 and 1895, in quantity, 

 on a rock ; T. Garth., Ganges Vy. 7-8000', Duthie 1881 ; Dura 5000', Gamble 1893 ; 

 B. Garh., Mrs. Fisher ; Kumaun—'R. Blink 1827 ; Binsar 7000', S. & W. ; near Naini 

 Tal, Hope 1861, Nalena Vy. 4700', Hope 1890 ; above Loharkhet 75-8000', Trotter 

 1891 ; Kala Muni Ridge 8500', MacLeod 1893. 



Distrib. — Asia : N. Ind. (Him.) Nepal Wallich ; Sikkim and Bhotan : not 

 common ; Assam — Khasia Dist. 2-6000' : common, Kohima 6000', Clarke. S. India — 

 5000'-8600'. Ceylon, Mrs. Walker. China— Yunnan, Henry. Japan. 

 A thoroughly good species, in my opinion. 



31. P. malacodon, Hook. ; Syn. Fil. 363 ; C. R. 564. Pleopeltis 

 malacodon, Hook., Bedd. H. B. 363. 



Punjab : Eullu— Jalori Pass 10000', Rohtang Pass 10-13,000', Trotter 1887 ; Simla 

 Reg., Bates ; Kamalhori and Hattu Mts. 9-10,500', on rocks, Gamble, Collett, Hope, 

 Trotter, Bliss. 



N.-W. P. : T. Garh. — not infrequent at 9-13,000' alt., Mackinnons, Duthie, Herschel, 

 Gamble ; B. Garh.—ue&T Ramri 9-10,000', and above it 12,000', Duthie ; Kumaun 

 Sarju R. 4500', and Kala Mundi Pass 8000', S. & W. ; Kali Vy. 12-13,000', Duthie ; 

 Pindar Gorge 10,000', Trotter. 

 Distrib.— Asia : N. Ind. (Him.) 9-13,000', Nepal to Bhotan. 

 Mr. Clarke says : — " A very common fern, known at once by its strongly ser- 

 rate margin. It is remarkable that I find no example in the Kew Herbarium 

 (other than my own) except some pieces mixed on a sheet of T. Thomson's, said 

 to have been collected top of Hattu, alt. 10500', in the North-West Himalaya." 

 But Mr. Clarke restricted the range of habitat to ' Nepal to Bhotan'. Hattu Mt. 

 is now a well-known habitat for P. malacodon : it was got there in 1876 by 



