105 



(ii) Frond 2-3 inches broad, segments 

 close. 



7. A. btlangcri. 



i . Asplcnium Innulatinn Sw. 



Rhizome short, erect or obliquely ascending. 

 Stipes tufted, nearly naked, grey or black 

 polished. Fronds 8-18 inches long, ij~3 

 inches broad, lance-shaped, pinnate ; pinnae 

 J-J inch broad, crenate, unequal-sided, the 

 upper side suddenly narrowed at about a right 

 angle, the lower obliquely cut off ; lower pinme 

 often deflexed. Veins simple or once-forked. 

 Sori not reaching the margin or midrib 

 [Fig. 37-6 and Plate IX.] 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency North 

 Kanara, Nilkund. 



South India : Nilgiris, Anamallays. 



Var. trapeziforme Bedd. Pinnae 15-20 pair, 

 the lowest the largest, i J-inch long. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency Maha- 

 bleshwar, Panchgani in caves behind the Table- 

 land. 



South India : Nilgiris, Anamallays. 



2. AspUnium falcatum Lam. 

 Rhizome scaly, slightly creeping. Stipes 

 tufted, glabrous or more or less scaly. Fronds 



