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1. Polystickum auriculatum Sw. 



Stipes tufted and scaly. Fronds 12-18 inches 

 long, 2-4 inches broad, pinnate ; pinnae almost 

 sessile, ovate, rhomboidal, falcate, upper base 

 suddenly narrowing, prominently auricled, 

 lower base obliquely cut off; margin spinulose- 

 serrate. Rachis scaly. Texture leathery. 

 Sori in two rows on each side of the midrib. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency Ghats of 

 the Southern Presidency. 



Throughout India and Ceylon. Formosa. 



2. Polystickum aculeatum Roth. 



Caudex erect. Stipes densely scaly (the 

 scales being awl-shaped or hair- like). Fronds 

 oblong- lanceolate, bipinnate ; pinnae lanceo- 

 late with the upper base truncate and more or 

 less auricled and lower base cuneate, pinnate 

 at the base, sometimes nearly to the apex, 

 margin awned. Under surface covered with 

 fine hair-like scales. Texture leathery. [Fig. 

 4i-c and d.~] 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency Ghats of 

 the Southern Presidency. 



Throughout India on the mountains. 

 Throughout the whole world. 



