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(2) Frond 2~3 inches broad, segments 
close. 
7. A. belangert. 
1. Asplenium lunulatum Sw. 
Rhizome short, erect or obliquely ascending. 
Stipes tufted, nearly naked, grey or black 
polished. Fronds 8-18 inches long, 14-3 
inches broad, lance-shaped, pinnate; pinnz 
4-4 inch broad, crenate, unequal-sided, the 
upper side suddenly narrowed at about a right 
angle, the lower obliquely cut off ; lower pinne 
often deflexed. Veins simple or once-forked. 
Sori not reaching the margin or midrib 
[Fig. 37-b and Plate IX.] 
Distribution : Bombay Presidency—North 
Kanara, Nilkund. 
South India: Nilgiris, Anamallays. 
Var. trapeziforme Bedd. Pinne 15-20 pair, 
the lowest the largest, 14-inch long. 
Distribution : Bombay Presidency—Maha- 
bleshwar, Panchgani in caves behind the Table- 
land. ; 
South India: Nilgiris, Anamallays. 
2. Asplenium falcatum Lam. 
Rhizome scaly, slightly creeping. Stipes 
tufted, glabrous or more or less scaly. Fronds 
