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ACROPHORUS. 



ACROPHORUS ASSAMICUS. (Bedd.) Caudex creeping covered with, numerous imbricated chaffy golden scales, fronds 

 glabrous shining, 8-14 inches long, (including the stipes which is 2 to 3 inches) 2 to 3 inches broad, coriaceous membranaceous lanceolate 

 pinnate with the' primary pinnae alternate or opposite pinuatifid almost to the rachis, lower ones pefciolate upper ones decurrent so as to 

 form a regular wing to the rachis, pinnules pinnatifid, segments toothed, each bearing one sorus, veins terminating within the margin 

 involucres as in the genus. 



The specimens figured are from Assam— (Dr. Thomson) and are marked by Mr. Moore--" New species near membmnnlosm." 



Hab. Assam. 



PLATE No. XCIV. 



