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(11) Stipes, rachis and coste scaly. 
Scales pale-margined. Indusium 
lacerate. 
2. C. albomarginata. 
(0) Frond three-pinnatifid, not covered with 
mea] beneath. 
3. C. tenutfolia. 
1. Chetlanthes farinosa Kaulf. 
Rhizome creeping, stout, scaly. Stipes red- 
dish brown to black polished, naked or scaly 
near the base (scales evenly coloured). Fronds 
triangular or Janceolate-triangular in outline, 
bi-pinnatifid, varying in size, basal pinne auri- 
cled below ; under side thinly or thickly coated 
with white meal; upper side naked. Rachis 
naked. Texture varying from membranace- 
ous to leathery. Indusium entire, even or 
toothed. [Fig. 31 and Plate VI.] 
Distribution: Bombay Presidency—North 
Kanara — Nidgod; Deccan— Mahableshwar, 
Panchgani, Sakar Pathar, Lonavla, Khandala ; 
Konkan, Matheran; Parsik Hill near Thana, 
Igatpuri ; Turanmal (W. Khandesh); northern 
slope of Chanseli (Khandesh) ; Trombay Hill, 
near Bombay. 
