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inches long, 6-12 inches broad, again pinnate or 

 variously lobed or almost palmate ; margin 

 finely serrate. Surfaces slightly hairy. Texture 

 almost leathery. [Frontispiece and Plate XIV.] 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency North 

 Kanara, common during the rains, Castle Rock ; 

 Konkan, southern part ; Penn to Campoli ; 

 Khandala ; Coona ravine ; Parsik Hill (near 

 Thana) ; Matheran ; Mahableshwar ; Vetora 

 (Savantwadi) ; Goa Territory, Marmagoa ; 

 Salsette Island, Bhandup, Moolgaum, Kan- 

 nery caves ; Bombay Island, Sion Wood. 



South India, common on both sides of the 

 Madras Presidency up to about 4,000 feet ; 

 North India plains and up to 5,000 feet ; on 

 the Himalayas ; Ceylon ; Malay Peninsula. 

 Malay Islands ; Philippines ; North Australia ; 

 Tropical Africa. 



3. Lygodinm japonicum Sw. 



As in rlexuosum, but pinnae much smaller ; 

 pinnules smaller, 4-8 inches long, about as 

 broad and finely cut, the fertile ones often 

 much contracted. [Plate XIV.] 



Cultivated. 



Distribution : North India, abundant, extend- 

 ing west to Kashmir, up to 5,ooo feet ; South 



