40 Geographical Handbook of Ferns. 



Actinopteris — contin ued. 



dry rooky places, from the sea-level up to 3-4000 feet. — Bed- 

 dome. Ceylon, Triuoomalie ; Gonagama, on the lower Badulla road 

 from Kandy. Thwaites ; Hook. Cent. Ferns, t. 75. 



JVspldium. 



A. (Polyst.) am-icnlatum, Stoz. Hab, . Ceylon, common in the 

 forests of the Central Province. Very common on the higher 

 ranges of the Nilghiris. 



A. (Polyst.) aculeatum, Surz. Hah. : Ceylon, more elevated 

 parts of the Central Province. — Thwaites. About Utacamund, and 

 the higher elevations of the Pulneys and Animalayas. Beddome. 



A. (Polyst.) anomalum, Hook. 8f Am. Hab. : Ceylon, Horton 

 Plains, and Happootelle, at an elevation of 5-6,000 feet. Tlnoaites. $. 



A. (Polyst.) amabile, Blume. Hab. : Ceylon, more elevated 

 parts of the Central Province ; Nilghiris, Pulney hills ; Animalaya, 

 not common. 



A. (Polyst.) aristatum, Swz. Hab. : Ceylon, very common in 

 the Central Province. Nilghiris. 



A. (Cyrt.) falcatum, Sfwz. Hab. : Nilghiris, about Utacamund. 



A. membranaoeum, Kook. Hab. : Ceylon. 



Wepbrodiuzu. 



N. (Lastrea) cuspidatum, Baker (Polyp-elongatum, Wall). 

 Hab. : Ceylon, Carawitte, Kanda, and Ambagamowa. Thwaites. 



N. (Last.) hirtipes, Hook. Hab. : Ceylon, common in the upper 

 forests of the Central Province. Nilghiris, very abundant, 4,000 

 feet and upwards. Animalayas, Pulneys. Beddome. 



N. (Last.) gracilescens. Hook. Hab. : Ceylcm, more elevated 

 parts of the Central Province. Travancore hills, rather rare. 



N. (Last.) calcaratum. Hook. (N. falcilobum, Hook.). Hab. : 

 Ceylon, on the sides of streams and in damp forests; common. 

 Nilghiris, in ra^dnes about half-way down the Sisparah ghat. Ani- 

 malayas, beds of rivers, 2-4,000 feet elevation. 



N. (Last.) Beddomei, Baker. Hab. : Nilghiris, Ceylon. 



N. (Last.) prolixum, Baker (N. oothodes. Hook. ; A. tylodes 

 Kze. ; N. appendiculatum. Hook.). Hab. : Ceylon, Newera Ellia' 

 and other more elevated parts of the Central Province. — Thwaites. 

 Nilghiris, rather rare. Beddome. 



N. (Last.) griseum, Baker. Hab. : S, Hindostan. 



N. (Last.) syrmaticum, Baker (N. spectabile. Hook.). Hab.: 

 Ceylon, higher forests of the Central Province. — Thioaites. Nil- 

 ghiris, Oarcoor ghat (Wyuad). Animalayas, rare ; ravines in the 

 north Arcut hills, near Kirkumbaddy. 



N. (Last.) Filix-mas, Bich. Hab. : Ceylon, Newera Ellia, and 



other of the most elevated parts of the Central Province. Thwaites. 



Animalayas; Nilghiris, rocky hills, 5,000 feet and upwards'. 

 Beddome. 



N. (Last.) flaccidum. Hook. Hab. : Ceylon, more elevated 

 parts of the Central Province. Nilghiris, abundant on the Cai'coor 

 ghat. Animalayas, 3,000 feet elevation. Beddome. 



N. (Last.) sparsum, Don. (N. purpurascens, Hook.). Hab. : 

 Nilghiris, Ceylon ; very abimdant in the forests of the Central Pro^ 

 vines. Thwaites. 



