190 0. Feistmantel — A slcetch of the history of the [No. 3, 



Sub-genus Oleandridium* Schimp. 

 Oleandridium vittatum,^ Bgt. sp. (Schimp). 

 1828. Taeniopteris, Brongniart hist. d. veget. p. 263, Tab. 82, figs. 1-3. 

 1876. Oleandridium, Feistmantel, Kach Flora, Pal. ind., Gondwana Flora, Vol. II, 

 p. 15, PI. I, figs. 1-3, II, 1-5, XII. 1. 



Upper Gondivanas : Umia group, near Kukurbit in Kach. 



Oleandridium comp. stenoneuron,% Schenk. 

 1867. Schenk, Flora der Grenzschichten p. 103, tab. XXV, figs. 5, 6. 

 Lower Gondivanas : Panchet group, in the Raniganj coalfield. 



Sub-genus Angiopteridium,^ Schimp. 

 Angiopteridium spathulatum,\\ Schimp. (McClell. sp.). 

 1862. Stangerites, Oldham and Morris, Rajmahal Flora, Pal. ind., Gondwana 

 Flora. Vol I, PI. VI, figs. 1-7. 



1877. Feistmantel, Rajmahal Flora, ib. Vol. I, p. 97. 



This is a very common species in the Upper Gondivanas : a. 'Rajmahal 

 group, in the Rajmahal hills and near Golapili, South Godavari district 

 b. Sripermatiir group in the S. Godavari district, S. Kistna and Tricbino- 

 poli district, as also in the middle Godavari basin. 



Angiopteridium mc 1 Clellandi,% Schimp. (Oldh. and Morr. sp.) 

 1862. Stangerites, Oldham and Morris, I. c, p. 33, PI. XXIII. 

 1877. Feistmantel, I. c, PI. XLVI, figs. 5, 6. 



This is a species with a pinnate frond. 



Upper Gondivanas : a, Rajmahal group in the Rajmahal hills ; b. Sri- 

 permatur group in the S. Godavari and S. Kistna district, and in the 

 Sripermatur area. 



Lower Gondivanas : There are some fragmentary specimens from the 

 " Lower Gondwanas" in the Nagpur area and in the South Rewah basin, 

 which, although not exhibiting the pinnate nature of the frond yet 

 exhibit all the other characters of the species to such a degree, that I can- 

 not distinguish them. 



Angiopteridium ensis,** Oldh. sp. 

 1862. Stangerites, Oldham and Morris, I. c, p. 35, PI. VI, figs. 8-10. 

 1877. Feistmantel, ibid. p. 97. 



* Like Oleandra, a living genus. 



f Vittatus, from vitta = a headband. 

 % Stenos = close ; neuron = the vein. 

 U Like Angiopteris, a living genus. 

 § Spathulate. 

 II Proper name. 



* * Ensis (lat) = sword — referring to the form of the leaf. 



