113, 
Distribution: Bombay Presidency—North 
Kanara. » - 
South India, very common on the western 
mountains, above 3,000 feet ; Ceylon ; Himala- 
yas, Gurwhal to Bhotan, 2 ,000-9,000 feet; 
Khasya; Burma; Malay Peninsula. ra aay 
Islands ; China ; : Japan. . 
3. Athyrium falcatum Bedd. 
We have examined several specimens of 
Athyrium, which we are not able to place. 
They answer well Beddome’s description of 
Athyrium falcatum which we quote. 
Stipes 1-g inches long with many linear 
golden scales at the base; fronds 6-14 inches 
long, with the rachis above dilated or winged, 
linear-lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, 
pinnz 15-20 on each side, sessile, alternate, 
1-14 inches long, by #-4 inch broad, falcate- 
ovate, deflexed, obtuse or acuminate, generally 
with a large obtuse auricle at both the superior 
and inferior base, above pinnatifid almost half 
down to the costa; segments obtuse, crenated, 
sori numerous on ‘each side of the costa, at 
length confluent and covering the whole or nearly 
the whole of the under surface. [Plate IX.] 
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