THE FERNS OF NORTH-WESTERN INDIA . 
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Genus 18. — BLEGHNUM, Linn. 
1. Bo orientale, L.; Syn. Fil. 186 ; 0. R. 474 ; Bedd., H. B. 182. 
N.-W. P: T. Garh.—iQOO’, Mackinnons 1879; North Ouilh y in forests, K. 
Thompson 1870. 
Distrib.— Asia X N. Ind. (Him,) Nepal, Sikkim ; Assam— Khasi Eills up to 4000', 
Uaro Hills. Bengal — North and East, near the Hills; Chutia-Nagpur— Palamow, 
Dr* J. J. Wood. Centr.Provs. Ind. — Pachmarhi 3,000', Mrs. C. Morris . Centr. Ind. 1 
Clarke. S. Ind. up to 6000", common. Burma — Maulmain, Parish. Ceylon. Malay 
l?enins, and Isles. S. China— Hainan, Hancock. Polynesia. Australia; Queensland. 
Genus 19.--WOODWARDIA, Sm. 
Sub-genus Enwoodwardia. 
1. W. radicans, Smith ; Syn. Fil. 188 ; C. R. 475 ; Bedd. H. B. 135. 
Kashmir ; Basaoli 5600', Clarke. 
Punjab i Chamha ; McDonell (in List). Mandi State 7500', Trotter ; Eullu 
6-8000", Trotter, Coventry; Simla Reg. 6-6000' “common on steep, well-shaded 
banks, close to streams, below 6500' ” (Blanf .) ; Bisahir, Lace. 
N.-W. P. : D. D. Dist. — Jaunsar — Thadyar 5000', Gamble ; Mussoorcc 0*6500', nob 
uncommon ; Kumaun — 4-8000', common, 
Distrib,— Amer.x California, Ari: ona, Mexico, and Guatemala. Europe : 8 bain , 
Portugal, Italy, Sicily. Asia : N. Ind. (Him) Nep£l, Wallith ; Sikkim. Bhotam, 
3-8C00'. Assam — Khasi Hills 4-5000', not plentiful ; Garo Hills, I)<t}/ Snmarra 
and Java. Philippines. China ; Szechwan Prov.— Mt. Omei, Faber ; lcltang Prov., 
Hancock. Afr. : Azores, Madeira, and Canaries; Congo ; Abyssinia. 
The description of the genus in the Synopsis Filicum is incorrect as to the 
position of the sori, in W. radicans at least : they are not “ placed in rows 
parallel with and contiguous to the midribs of the pinna* and pinnules.” The 
fern is not bipinnate, and there are no rows of sori parallel with and eontiguous Co 
the midribs of the pinnse. The sori are placed in the segments of the pin me, 
only one sorus on the lower side of a segment being below the sinus. The 
description in Beddome J s Handbook of the species is correct in this respect. 
In the ffistoria Filicum Smith says of the genus — “ Sori oblong, contiguous 
forming a sub-costal, medial, row/’ 
Clarke says the Indian form is erect, and not so fine as the pendent plant in 
Madeira and the Canaries. When it grows to a fair size W. radicans cannot 
stand upright, and if it did it could not root from the buds (one and sometimes 
two) which are found near the point on almost every frond. In India it often 
grows on steep banks, as Blanford says, and there is pendent. 1 have seen 
fronds up to 8 feet in height, and bending over running water. 
Genus 20.— ASPLENITJM, Linn. 
Sub-genus Thamnopteris, Presl. 
1. A. Nidus, L. ; Syn. Fil. 190 ; 0. R. 475. Thamnopteris Nidus, L., 
Bedd., H. B. 137. 
