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N.-W. P.: D. D. Dist.—Jaunsar—Rupin Valley 4500’, C. G. Rogers; 7. Garh,. 
5-8000’, Duthie, Gamble; Brit. Garh. 5-6000', P. W. Mackinnon; Kwmaun— 
Wallich (R. Blink.). 
DIstRis.—Asia : Kohistan. China—Henry, Faber. 
T have not gathered this fern, but I possess and have seen numerous specimens, 
and I have no difficulty in distinguishing it at a glance from Cryptogramme 
erespa and Pellea gracilis, with both of which Mr. Clarke says it has been 
much confounded : cutting, texture, habit, and colour are quite different. Large 
plants somewhat suggest Cheilanthes subvillosa in cutting ; but the texture 
and other characters are quite different. Beddome’s drawing, F. B. 1., ft. 222, 
does not adequately represent the plant, the fronds being very short and deltoid, 
and all infertile. 
Sub-genus—PLATIGLOMA, Jsm. 
3. P.calamelanos, Link ; Syn. Fil. 152 ; C.R, 461 ; Bedd., H.B. 104, 
PUNJAB: Sirmur State—Tikri, Kdgew., 1835. 
N.-W. P.: D. D, Dist.—Jaunsar 4000’, Gamble; 7. Garh. 2000’, Mackinnons, 
4-5,000’ Duthie, 4,000’Gamble ; AKwmaun—Almora 4000',S.and W.; near Naini Tal, 
on old Almora Road, Mr. Wilmer, 90th Regt. 1861 (given to Hope on day of collection); 
near Khairna, below Almora, 4-5000’, Duthie, J. R. Reid, Mackinnons; Karan, Ramsukh 
(Duthie’s collector) 1888. 
Distris.—Afr.: Angola; Abyssinia; Somali Land; Ruenzori Mt. ; Zambesi 
Land ; Mashona Land—ur. Salisbury, Boyce 1896 ; Natal; Cape Colony ; Bourbon. 
Himalayan specimens are only bipinnate, so far as I have seen; but African 
specimens are markedly tripinnate, the ultimate segments being distant and 
petiolate. 
Genus 16.—PTERIS, Linn. 
Sub-genus—EHUPTERIS. 
1. P. longifolia, L.; Syn. Fil. 153 ; C. R. 461; Bedd,, H. B. 106. 
TRANS-IND. STATES : Baraul and Swat ; 4-6500', Harriss, 8000’, Gatacre. 
KASHMIR: Jhelam Valley—4000' downwards, “common,” MacLeod. 
PunJAB: Hazara Dist.—Dhamtaur 4500’, Trotter; Rawalpindi, Aitch. 
Chamba, McDonell; near Dalhousie. 4000’, Trotter; Mandi State 4500’, Trotter ; 
Kullu 6-8000', Coventry ; Simla Reg.—-3-5000', Gamble, Collett, Bliss. 
N-W.P.: D. D. Dist —Jaunsar—Dharmigadh 4000’, Gamble ; in the Din 2500’, 
and upward ; on the Himalaya to above 6000’ in Mussooree, Hope; 7. Garh.— 
8-5000' Duthie ; Kumawn 1800’ to nearly 6000’, S. and W., Ramsukh, Davidson, Hope. 
DISTRIB.—Amer.: Florida, Mexico, W. Ind. and Venezuela. Zurope : Spain, Italy, 
Sicily, Dalmatia, Greece, Ionian Isles. Asia : Lycia, Syria, Lebanon ; N, Ind.—from 
Trans-Indus, the Punjéb and Kashmir to Assam and Chittagong, 90-5000’, general 
and abundant on and near the hills; plains of Bengal, Chutia Nagpur, and streets 
of Calcutta. Centr. Provs., Ind.—Pachmarhi. §S. Ind.—Madras Presidency, in many 
localities, Bedd. H. B, Malay Archipelago, Java, Pacific Isles, “China southwards 
to Australia.” Afr.: Algiers, Egypt, Abyssinia, Socotra ; Cape de Verde Islands 
southward through Trop, Afr, to Angola, Macalisberg, and Marcaren Isles, 
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