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99. Gymuopteris contaminans, (Wall.) N. Kanara : common in evergreen 

 forests above and below ghats, (Macpherson). Castle Kock in shady woods 

 (Woodrow) ; Matheran, (Birdwood).— South India, in the Western coast 

 forests from the plains up to 4,000 feet ; Ceylon ; East Bengal, the lower 

 hills up to 4,000 feet ; Burma. 



100. Gymuopteris subcrenata, (Hook. & Grev.) N. Kanara : common in 

 evergreen forests above and below ghats, (Macpherson) ; Castle Rock, (Wood- 

 row) ; Mahableshwar and Matheran, (Birdwood) ; Thana district, (Gray) ; not 

 uncommon in the Western moist forests of the Presidency; (Beddome). — In the 

 Western moist forests of the Madras Presidency up to about 4,000 feet ; Ceylon; 

 Central Provinces. 



101. Gymuopteris presliana, (Hook.) N. Kanara: above and below ghats, 

 common everywhere in river beds, (Macpherson) ; Konkan, (Law). — South 

 India, Coorg. — Philippines. 



102. Acrostichum aureum, (L.) N. Kanara : on the banks of salt-water creeks 

 and in marshy places near the coast, (Macpherson). — Tidal backwaters through- 

 out the Indian region. — Throughout the world in warm countries near the sea. 



III. — OSMUNDACEyE. 



103. Omnunda regalis, (L.) N. Kanara : above ghats : in the bed of the river 

 at Jogue and other places, also below ghats, (Macpherson). Mahableshwar, 

 (Birdwood). — South India, on the Western mountains at the higher elevations ; 

 North India, Kumaon, Bhotan, Khasya, 4,000 — 6,000 feet. — Asia, North and 

 South Africa, Central and North America, Europe. 



IV. — SCHIZvEACE/E. 



104. Lygodium micropJiyllum (R. Br.) N. Kanara: above and below ghats, 

 (Macpherson). Ghat jungles and South Konkan, (Gray). — South India, 

 Malabar and West Coast generally, common in the plains, and also in the Wynad, 

 up to about 3,000 feet ; Cylon ; North India, Bengal plains ; Malay Peninsula. — 

 Malay Islands. 



105. Lygodium flexuosum, (Sw.) N. Kanara: below gnats, common during 

 the rains, common also above ghats, (Macpherson) ; Castle Rock, (Woodrow) ; 

 Konkan : southern part, (Gray) ; Penn to Campoli, (Woodrow) ; Matheran, 

 (Birdwood); Deccan : Mahableshwar, (Birdwood); Ghat jungles, (Gray). — South 

 India, common on both sides of the Madras Presidency up to about 4,000 feet. 

 North India, plains and up to 5,000 feet ; on the Himalayas ; Ceylon ; Malay 

 Peninsula. — Malay Islands ; Philippines ; N.Australia ; Tropical Africa. 



V. — Marattiace^e. 



106. Angiopteris evecta, ( Hoffm. ) N. Kanara : above and below ghats, 

 (Macpherson) ; Southern Konkan, (Gray). — Throughout the Indian region up to 

 7,000 feet.— Japan ; Tropical Australia ; New Caledonia ; Madagascar ; Polynesia. 



VI. — OphioglossacetE. 



107. Ophiogloxsum nudicaule (L.) N. Kanara : below ghats : Karwar, in the 

 rains, (Macpherson). — South India, Anamallay forests, and on the Western 



