ALSOPHILA. 
ALSOPHILA OLDHAMI. (Bedd.) Principal rachises 3 an inch thick, deep purple, asperous ; fronds ample, tripinnate her- 
baceo-membranaceous ; primary pinno about 2 feet long by 8-9 inches broad, oblong acuminate, secondary pinnæ 4-5 inches long by 
about 1 inch broad, lanceolate acuminate, costa beneath very scaly, above slightly hairy, cut down nearly tothe rachis into numerous . 
linear oblong blunt-toothed segments on each side ; segments rather distant, witha broad base between each, of very equal breadth in 
their whole length, glabrous above, scaly on the costules beneath ; veins simple (generally), or once forked ; sori elevated conspicuous, one 
to each vein (except the 2-3 upper ones), rather below the middle, spore cases mixed with a few jagged scales. 
Hab. Khasya Hills.—(Mr. Oldham.) 
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