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prominent involucres in two rows, and com- 

 pletely covering the under-surface. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency North 

 Kanara, Anshi Ghat ; Mahableshwar. 



Southern India, western mountains 2,000- 

 4,000 feet ; North India up to 4,000 feet ; 

 Malay Peninsula. 



6. Lastrea sparsa Moore 

 Stipes tufted, scaly. Fronds ovate, 2-3 pin- 

 nate ; lowest pinnae the largest, lower basal 

 pinnules as a rule compound ; pinnules deeply 

 pinnatifid above, less so below. Texture firm, 

 herbaceous. Rachis naked or slightly scaly. 

 Surfaces naked. Sori either terminal on a 

 veinlet or well below the apex. Indusium 

 kidney-shaped. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency Maha- 

 bleshwar, on the Yenna near the Falls. 



South India, on all the western mountains 

 and on the hills on the east side ; Ceylon ; 

 Himalayas and Khasya, 2,000-6,000 feet ; 

 Burma ; Malay Peninsula. Malay Islands ; 

 China ; Mauritius. 



7. Lastrea dissecta Bedd. 

 Caudex thick, erect. Stipe scaly. Frond 

 triangular to ovate, up to nearly three feet long, 



