46 Geographical Handbook of Ferns. 



Acrostichum — contimied. 



A. (Gym.) Harlandii, Hooh. (A. decurrens, Hook. Fil. Exot. t. 

 94.) Hab. : Ceylon, very abundant in damp forests. Thwaites. 



A. (Gym.) repandum, Blume. Hab. : Ceylon, forests of the Cen- 

 tral Province, common. — Thwaites. Common on western side of the 

 Madras Presidency, in moist forests, at no great elevation ; Anima- 

 layas. 



A. (Gym.) Preslianum, Hooh. Hab. : Concan. 



A. (Gym.) virens, Wall. Hab. : Ceylon, in the forests of the 

 Central Province ; moist forests on the western sicja/of the Madras 

 Presidency ; Bolamputty valley, near Coimbatore ; very abundant 

 throughout Kurg. Hooh. Seco^id Cent. Ferns, t. 88. 



A. (Chrysodium) lanceolatum, Hooh. Hab. : Ceylon, very 

 common in all alpine and subalpine forests on the western side 

 of the Madras Presidency, growing on rocks and trunks of trees. 

 Beddome. 



A. (Chrys.) axillare, Cav. Hab. : Ceylon, Nilghiris. 



A. (Chrys.) semicordatum, Baker. Hab. . Nilghiris, Concan. 

 Hooh. Second Cent. Ferns, t. 88. 



A. (Chrys.) aureum, Linn. Hab. -. Ceylon, common in wet 

 places, in the hotter parts of the island ; Madras, banks of rivers and 

 backwaters on the western coast, very abundant. Beddome. 



A. (Hymenolepis) spicatum, Linn. Hab. . Ceylon, forests of the 

 Central Province, not uncommon. — Thwaites. Paulghat mountains. 

 Beddome; Hooh. Oard. Ferns, t. 3. 



Osmunda. 



0. Javanica, Blume. Hah. : Ceylon, common in the higher parts 

 of the Central Province ; western ghat forests of the Madras Presi- 

 dency. 



O. regalis, XjW;. Plab.: Bombay; abundant on the banks of rivers 

 and streams on the Nilghiris, and other high mountains on the 

 western side of the Madras Presidency. 



Schizea. 



S. dichotoma, Sivz, Hab. : Nilghiris, Paughat hills. 



S. (Actinostaohys) digitata, Sioz. Hab. : Ceylon, Kittool Galle, 

 and near Peradenia. — Thwaites. Tranquebar. Hooh. Qard. Ferns, 

 t. 49. 



Anemia. 



A. tomentosa, Sidz. (A. Wightiana, Oardn.; A, flexuosa, <S'?fa.). 

 Hab. . Nilghiris, Sisparah ghat ; dry places, 3-4,500 feet elevation. 

 Animalayas ; dry rocky places. Beddome ; Hooh. Fil. Exot. t. 30. 



Xygrodium. 



L. dichotomum, Swz. (L. circinnatum, Sicz.). Hab. . Ceylon, 

 not uncommon in the Central Province. — Thirnites. Common in 

 most subalpine jungles on western side of the Madras Presidency. 

 Malabar Plains, North Arcot Hills. Beddome. 



L. scandens, Sioz. Hab. : Ceylon, very common in the warmer 

 parts of the island. — Thwaites. Wynad, very abundant. 



L. pinnatifidum, Sioz. Hab. : Ceylon, South India. 



L. japonicum, Swz. Hab. : Ceylon, common in the Central 

 Province. Malabar. 



