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THE FERNS OF SOUTH AFRICA 
Ceterach cordatum (Thunb.). Desv. Prod. 223, 1827 ; C. Chr. Ind. 170. 
Gymnogrctmnie cordata. Schl. Adum. 16; Hk. and Bkr, Syn. FiL 
379; Kuhn, Fil. Afr. 60; Sim, Ferns of S. Afr., 1st ed., 210. 
Acrostichum cordatum. Thunb. Prod. 171 ; FI. Cap. 732. 
Grammitis cordata. Sp. PI. ed. Willd. 5, 142. 
Ceterach cordata. Kze, Linn. 10, 497 ; P. and R. 24. 
Gynmogramme capensis. Spr. 
Grammitis capensis. Moore. 
Ceterach capensis. Kze, Linn. 10, 496 ; P. and R. 23. 
Ceterach crenata. Willd. 
Ceterach officinarum. Pappe and Rawson, 23. 
South Africa and St Helena. Probably this will eventually 
be united with C. officinarum D. C., in which case C. cordatum 
is the older name. In that case the distribution would include 
Europe, Madeira, Himalayas and Western Asia. Baker, in 
dealing with his Aspl. ceterach , says “There is a Cape speci- 
men in Herb. Rawson,” and C. Christensen shows both as 
South African. 
West. — Flache Klip (Bergius); Mount Barenkopf (Mund); Lion’s 
Mountain (Zeyher) ; Clan William, Table Mountain, Dutoitskloof ; 
Namaqualand (Dr Pearson, 2935) ; North of Anenous (Dr Pearson, 
6184). 
East. — Bushman’s River, Uitenhage, Grahamstown (Atherstone) ; 
Sunday’s River, Zwaart-hoogdens (Kunze) ; Colesberg (Holland); 
Graaffreinet (Bolus, 416). 
Kaff. — Kat River, Winterberg (Zeyher); Komgha (Flanagan); common 
under bushes and at Dohne, Peddie, Yellow Woods, etc., on rocks. 
Natal. — Midland and upper districts (Wood); Spring Vale, Mooi 
River, Cathkin, Bishopstowe, Umlaas (McKen); Umpumulo, 2000 
to 5000 feet alt. (Buchanan) ; frequent but not common almost 
everywhere (T. R. Sim). 
Orange Free State. — Hebron (Flanagan, 1675); Tweespruit (Marriott). 
Transvaal. — Magalisberg (Burke); Crocodile and Magalies Rivers 
(Burtt-Davy, 208) ; Ermelo, Standerton, Rustenburg, Belfast (R. 
Leendertz, 2690, 4008, 3381, 2787) ; Potchefstroom (W. Nelson, 338). 
Rhodesia. — Lo Magundi and Fort Salisbury (J. F. Darling); Matopo 
Hills, 4800 ft (Eyles, 1021; Miss Gibbs, 29). 
Var. NAMAQUENSIS (P. and R.) Sim. 
Plate 73. Fig. 3. Frond, nat. size, c Pinna, magnified. 
Frond lanceolate, on a longer stipe. Pinnae all distinct, 
sub-coriaceous, cut throughout to the winged mid-rib into 
