( I? ) 
25. C'heilanthes (ff Euch&ilanthes). 
f Segments large and Hat 1 — 5. 
1. St. densely scaly throughout. fragrans. 
Loc. N. W. Himal., 5,000 ft. 
* St. polished 2 — 6. 
2. Ft. 2 pinfid , lane., surface naked, text. herb. varians. 
Maderensis Lowe. 
Loc. 2 — 3,000 ft. Assam. Khasia. Sylhet. Bedd. F. S. I., 189 
Fr. 3 pinjid 3 — 5. 
3. Fr. ov. lane., rack, slightly pubescent, lower surface only 
villose, especially on costa, invol. greenish. subvillosa. 
Loc. Simla, 2 miles above Thiou, to Pabur Valley, Himalayas. 
Bedd. F. B. I., 142. 
4. Fr. subdeltoid, rack, and costa naked and glossy like 
stipe, surfaces naked. Invol. crowded, young fronds often fari- 
nose beneath. Hattoo. Dalhousice. 
Loc. Simla to Kumaon to 10,000 ft. Denudate variety of 
farinosa. Bedd. F. S. I., 193. This and last differ from the rest 
in their broader segm. and more herbaceous texture. 
5. Fr. deltoid, rack, polished like stipe, surfaces green and 
naked, invol. brownish, toothed. tenuifolia. 
Loc. sub-tropical Himal. Assam. Khasia. Bedd. F. S. I., 188 
ff Segments very small, beadlike (Physapteris). 
6. Szovitzii. 
Loc. rocks. Indus Valley, 7 — 8,000 ft. Scinde. Chahil 
Tan, Kashmir. N. W. Thibet 8,500 ft. Kulu. Bedd. F.B.I., 145. 
fff Frond coated beneath with white or yellow powder. 
( Aleuropteris) . 
* * St. densely tomentose. 
7. rufa. 
Loc. Simla to 4,000 ft. Mishmi. Nepal. Khasia. Bedd. 
F. B. I., 144. 
