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Rachises apparently repeatedly forked. Sori 

 transversely oblong, indusium kidney-shaped- 

 Occurs in the Bombay gardens. Of garden 

 origin. 



14. Adiantum hispidulum Sw. 



Stipe and rachis black polished, rough with 

 stiff close hairs. Frond forked, the two divisions 

 branching in a fan-like manner ; largest pinnae 

 6-9 inches long, ultimate pinnules about J-inch 

 or more, bluntly oblong, wedge-shaped at the 

 base and crenate on the margins ; surfaces 

 hairy. Texture almost leathery. Sori small, 

 kidney-shaped on the outer and upper edge. 

 [Fig. 30.] 



Distribution : Common in the western hills of 

 the Madras Presidency, 3,ooo-5,ooo feet ; Ceylon 

 up to 4,000 feet. Australia, New Zealand ; 

 Fiji ; Africa ; East African Islands. 



GENUS XIV. CHEILANTHES Sw. 



(Deriv. Gr. Cheilos, lip ; anthus, flower in 

 allusion to the marginal sori.) 



Indusium roundish and distinct, or more or 

 less confluent, but not continuous, sporangia 

 on underside of the frond, veins free. 



