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1. Pteris longifolia L. 
Rhizome creeping. Stipes scaly. Fronds 
broadly lance-shaped in outline, 1-2 feet long, 
4-9 inches wide, 
often narrowed 
_ below, pinnate 
with an odd pinna 
at the apex; 
pinne numerous 
on each side, ses- 
sile, up to. $-inch 
broad, gradually 
tapering from a 
broad base, entire 
or minutely cre- 
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Distribution: 
Bombay  Presi- 
dency—N orth FIG. 32.—Pteris longifolva L. 
‘Kanara, Pupa, (a) Pinna (nat. size). 
Pere Ghat, (b) Part of Pinna (* 3). 
