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Panchgani, north side of Tableland, near 

 caves, on the way of Tableland ; Matheran on 

 rocks and trees ; Khandala on trees abundant ; 

 Lonavli ; Igatpuri on rocks, Igatpuri Ghats. 



Himalayas, from Gurwhal to Bhotan, 3,000- 

 8,000 feet ; Khasya, 2,000-5,000 feet ; Chota 

 Nagpur, Parasnath ; South India, mountains 

 on both sides of the Madras Presidency, 2,000- 

 5,000 feet ; Ceylon. 



Dies down after the rains. 



5. Pleopeltis punctata Bedd. 



Rhizome stout, scarcely creeping, scaly. Stipe 

 short, often absent. Frond 1-3 inches broad, 

 simple, entire, lanceolate with the apex acute 

 or blunt. Surfaces naked. Texture fleshy- 

 leathery. Venation sunk, distinct when dry. 

 Main veins distinct to the margin and connect- 

 ed by transverse ones so as to form large 

 meshes which include smaller meshes with free 

 simple or forked veinlets. Sori on the junction 

 of the veinlets irregularly deposed, usually re- 

 stricted to the upper half of the frond. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency North 

 Kanara, Tyagli, Kansur. 



South India, western mountains up to 3,000 

 feet ; Ceylon ; North India, in the Bengal 



