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PEECY SLADEN TEUST EXPEDITION 



The composition of the fern-flora of the Seychelles is of some interest, because the 



group is situated so far east from the African continent. 



The following table shows the 



distribution of the diflFerent species. Not considering the 11 cosmopolitan species, the 

 remaining 65 species can be sorted into three groups : — 



I. 9 (4 + 5) species have their centre in tropical America, 5 of these reaching their 

 eastern limit in the Seychelles. 



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