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6. PHEGOPTERIS RUFESCENS, Bl.—Ceylon. Ferns Southern India, tab. 236. 
‘7. Puecorprerts Dryorteris, Z.—North India. Ferns British India, tab. 74, 
8, PxHEGoPTERIS oRNATA, Wall,—General. Ferns Southern India, tab. 171. (Lasirea setigera) on part Syn. Fil, 
9, PHEGoPTERIS PuNCTATA, Zhunb.—General, Ferns Southern India, tab, 270. (rugulosum). 
Many supposed species of this genus have already gone into Lastrea, others will probably follow, and it would perhaps baa 
better only to keep the genus up as a subgenus of Lastrea for such species as may be always absolutely exiuvolucrate even in their 
youugest state, ; a 
GENUS 56. GONIOPTERIS. Prust. 
1, GoNIOPYERIS PROLIFERA, Prest—General. Lerns Southern India, tab, 172. 
Nephrodioid icaares have been discovered on all the other supposed Indian species when in very young state, and jt ? 
probable that this genus will entirely disappear in favor of Nephrodium. : | | : 
GENUS 57. DICTYOPTERIS. Prest. 
1, Duoryorrzris Barseri, Hook.—Malay Peninsula. Ferns British India, tab. 322. 
2. Dicryopreris TENERIFRONS, Hook—Birma. Ferns British India, tab. 4. (Lhis should probably be referred to Aspidium 
cicutarium). | oe | : 3 | 
3. DICTYoPTERIS DIFFoRMIS, B/.—South India, Birma and Malacca, Ferns British India, tab, 77. (irregularis). Fea 4 
Southern India, tab. 118, (Aspidium?) (D. macrodon, Reinw.—a Malacca plant is separated from this in the Syn. Fil.). | 
4, Dioryopreris ponycarPa, Mett.—Stipe 4 foot rubro-stramineous, slightly pilose upwards, frond deltoid bipinnatifid 3-1} 
feet long, pinne 6-jugate lowest largest deltoid unequal sided, stalked tripartite central ligulate-acuminate crenate, texture membra- 
nous, surfaces glabrous, main veins distinct to edge, areole with free included veinlets, sori copiously scattered terminal or compital. 
Mett, Kuhn, Linn. 36-124. Syn, Fil. 2nd edit., p. 506. Malacca not figured, eee , 
5. Dicryorraris HETEROsoRA, Baker. Stipe short brown with spreading linear scales, frond oblong spathulate 2-3 feet 
long simply pinnatifid, the lowest foot only a narrow wing to the rachis, above this 3-4 pairs of distant oblong-lanceolate acuminate 
pinne 14-2 inches broad at middle, confluent in a narrow wing, the lowest simple or bipartite, texture thin but firm, surfaces glabrous, 
ribs naked brownish ; main veins distinct to edge 3-4 lines apart with distinct arches between them and copious small areolee with free 
included veinlets, sori very abundant small irregular often confluent. Baker. Syn. Ful. Ind edit., p. 506. 3 | 
Malacca (habit of Aspidium vastum). (This genus will perhaps give way to Aspidium from which | it only differs in the | 
apparent want of an involucre) . | | 
* ; pie i 
_ Eremobryoid series. Stems articulated at the point of junction with the rhizome, sori generally but not always termi- 
nal on the veins. : | | 
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GENUS 58. POLYPODIUM. L. ; a 
1. Ponypopium Parasiticum, Mett.—South India, Ceylon. Fer ee ; 
2nd edit, ; round and oblong sori often on the same individual). : erns Southern India, tab, 165. (includes P. mediale, Syn, Fh 
2. PoLYPODIUM sUBEVENOSUM, Baker.—Penang, Ferns British India, tab. 323. 
3. PoLypoprum Watt, Bedd.—Rhizome creeping scaly furnished with n 
long scaly and hairy, fronds linear lanceolate with a blunt apex 3 inches 
the frond) sori large round terminal on the superior veinlet and forming a regular ach gi F 
tween the costa and the margin. Ceylon, Central Provinces this co 
i Ty Te comes neare; 
thicker texture. Ferns British India, tab, 380. : see 
4. PoLYPoDIUM HIRTELLUM, Bl.—Ceylon. Ferns British India, tab, 1723. (lasiosorum). Ferns British India, tab, 212. 
5. PotyPopium Zeyranicum, Mett.—Ceylon. Ferns Southern India, tab. 237. , 
6. PouyPoprum sEssiLirouium, Hook.—Malacca, ferns British India, tab. 119, - 
