1. Davallia (enuifolia (Sw. Syn. Fil., p. 133)—Caudex creeping, woolly w'itli subulate ferruginous scales, stipes long, frond erect
ovato-lanccolate generally elongate, glabrous subcoriaceous bi-owa, when dry, bi-tri-pinnate with the rachis compressed and winged (in other
word.s bitripinnatifid), the segments or ultimate divisions approximate forked liaear-cuneate truncate, the apex slightly crose, involucvc.s
terminal and solitary or in pairs short (transvcrsely)-oblong slightly erose {IlotJc. Sp. Fil. i, 186) j (Davallia remota, Kaulf.)
Coonoor, very common—Coimbatore hills, at an elevation 3,000/e«t only—Anamallays—Coorg, Ac.
PLATE No. XVI.
2. Davallia hullata (Wallich. Cat. n. 258)—Caudex creepy, clothed with copious subsquarrose ferruginous subulate crinite scales,
frond deltoideo-ovate, submeinbranaceous tripinnate, fertile specimens copiously búllate on the upper surface, lower primary
pinnæ suboppositc ovate acuminate, pinnules lanceolate deeply pinnatifid, segments entire or again inciso-pinnatifid, segments falcato-
incurved linear acute, involucres oblong-cup-sliaped, truncate from the inside of the falcate segment arising from the sinus of a small inner
tooth. {Hook. Sp. Fil. i, 169.)
Anamallays, on rocks and trees 3,000 to 4,000 feet elevation— Wynaad—a rare femi.
PLATE No. X-VTI.
3. DavalUa elegans (Sw. Syn. Fil. p, 132.)—Caudex stout creeping, scaly and woolly, fronds tall subcoriaceous, ovato-acumi-
iiate, tri-quadri-pinnate, pinnules lanceolate, pinnatifid acuminate striated with pseudo-veins between the true veins, ultimate pinmile.i
lobato-crenate, lobules entire or more usually one or two toothed, involucres half-cup-shaped, a little elongated sunk inserted upon the lobe,
compressed timncate a t the mouth. {Hook. Sp. Fil. i, 164.)
Mysore—Malabar.— not common. ,
PLATE No. XVIII.
P r o s a p t i a , P re sl. T en t. P t. 165.
(Davallia, Auciorum ; Humatæ sp., .Desvaux.)
Sori mdusiate oblongo-rotundate, immersed in a short marginal cyst open externally ; the receptacles terminal a t the apex of
the costa. Indusium sub-coriaceous, continuous with and scarcely differing from the under surface of the frond, forming an extrorse cavity
in, as it were th e substance of the frond itself. Veins simple from a central costa or costæform vein ; the latter usmJly, and one or two
of the upper veins (branches) sometimes soriferous.
Fronds pinnatifid, rigid, subcoriaceous. Rhizome tufted decurrent. This genus diffei-s frojn Davallia in the texture of the
iudusium, being homogeneous with that of the frond {Moore.)
1. Prosaptia contigua {Vteú.)—tufted or with a very short somewhat creeping caudex, fronds aggregate, lanceolate attemmte
at both extremities on a short stipes pinnatifid throughout from the margin almost to the costa glabrous, segments linear entire or sub -
pinnatifid with one or more lobules towards the extremity, sori solitary terminal upon a segment or lobule. {Hook. Sp. Fil. i, 161.) ;
(Davallia contigua, Sw. S yn i Fil. p. 130.) ; (Polypodium, J. Sm.) ; (Trichomanes contiguuin, Forst. Prodr. n. 463.)
Anamallay Hills, on trees and roclcs, hanks o f the Toracadoo river, at an elevation o f 4,500/eei—a rare fern.
PLATE No. XIX.
2. Prosaptia Emersoni (Presl.)—Tufted, fronds aggregate, .sessile lanceolate, pinnatifid from the margin half way down to the
costa, attenuated and entire at the apex, the lobes oblong, obtuse entire, bearing 1— 6 son a t the apices {Hook. Sp. Fil. i, 161); (Davalha
.Emersonii, Hook et. Grev. Ic. Fil. t. 105).
Anamallays, with the preceding. Palghat Hills— a rare fern.
PL.4TE No. XX.
T R IB E I . (§ 5) V IT T A R I E Æ .
ViTTARiA, Sm i th Mem,. A c a d . T u r in , V. 413.
(Runcinaria, Müller ; Aristaria, Müller ; Parenchymaria, Müller.)
Sori non-indusiate, linear, continuous ; tlie receptacles lying in an extrorse marginal furrow, i. e., a groove open exteriorly in the
extreme margin of the frond. Veins obscure, simple, combined at their apices by the receptacle.
Fronds simi>le and coriaceous, narrow elongate and grass-likc. Rhizome short creeihng or tufted. {Moore.)
1 Viliaria elongaia (Sw.)—Caudex creeping, and witli the base of the stipes clothed with longish black hairs, fronds simple,
Ion'' linear vra.ss-liko, 8 to 30 in. long, 2 lines broad glabrous, -with a long acumination and gradually attenuated into the stipe.
Anamallay hills, on irxinks o f trees in the Teak forests, from 2,000 to 3,000 feet elevation—Nilgiris slopes below Neddiwallan and
Coonoor— a common fern.
PLATE No. XXI.
T R IB E I . (§ 14 ) P L A T Y L O M E Æ .
P l a ty lo m a , j . Sm . Hooh. J o u r n . Pot. iv. 160.
(Pellæa, Link. ; Ptevidis Sp. Auctorum)
Sori spuriously indu,siate, marginal, oblong ; the receptacles oblong at the apices of the veins, contiguous, the spore cases laterally
confluent and forming a broadish marginal band. Indusium (spurious) formed of a narrow continuous attenuated inflexed portion of
the margin. Feijts simple or forked, from a central costa ; venules parallel, free soriferous along a portion of their length at the upper end.
Fronds pinnate or bi-pinnate, coriaceou.s or sub-coriaceous, often glauceseent, the pinnæ sometimes articulated. Stipes often
ebeneous. Ehizome short, decumbent or creeping {Moore.)
1. Platyloma falcatum, var. ¡3. setosum (J . Sm.)—Caudex creeping, fronds linear, oblong pinnate, pinnæ (16—30) on veiy short
petioles, upper ones sessile, oblong lanceolate, generally subfalcate, truncate or obliquely cordate, acute or often mucronate, glabrous
above except on the costa, .setose beneath, stipes and rachis setose with copious spreading ferruginous hairs, indu.«iiim spurious, involute when
young, a t length obsolete—(Pellæa falcata, Fée, Hook. Sp. Fil. ii. 135); (Pteris falcata, Dr. Prod.); (Allosorus falcatus,/iwnze) ; (Pteiis
seticaulis, Hooh Tc. pi. rar. iii. 209) ; (Pteris altemifolia, Wall. Cat. n. 2182.)
Anamallays—in moist woods, elevation 3,000 to 4,000 feet—Pulney Hills—Nilgiris—Droog hill, and ravines on iJve Coonoor
Ghat.—Lampen’s Peak near Coimbatore.
PLATE'No. XXII,
T R IB E I. (§ 6) L IN D S Æ E Æ .
L ix d sæ a , D r y a n d e r T r a n s . L in . Soc. L o n d . iii. 40.
(Isoloma, J. Sm ith ; Linclsajmium, Fée. ; Lindsaya, Kaulfuss.)
Sori mdusiate, linear or oblong, continuous or interrupted ; the receptacle sub-marginal. Indusium membranaceous, equalling
or shorter than the margin of the frond, opening on the exterior side. Veins ecostate and flabellately forked, or forked from a central
costa ; venule.s straight, combined at their apices by the receptacle, otherwise free ; sometimes thickened a t their apices.
Fronds herbaceous or subcoriaceous, simple pinnate or bi-tri-pinnate ; the pinnæ (or pinnules) sometimes articulate, dimidiate
or equal sided ; fertile only on the upper margin or on both margins. Pihizome creeping {Moore.)
1. Lindsoea cultrata (Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 119)—Caudex creeping, fronds pinnate, long lanceolate, pinnæ sub-membranaceous, horizontal,
ovate, costa marginal, the upper base truncate rather acute, slightly arcuate a t the upper margins, the apex usually directed upwards,
shortly and retusely lobed, the lobes bearing the oblong sori, stipes and rachis generally pale brown, the former occasionally black.
{Hook Sp. Fil. i, 203) ; (Adiantum Cultratum, Wild.)
Nilgiris, very common on the banks o f streams— common in most hilly tracks on the xveslern side o f our Presidencu.
PLATE No. XXIII.
2, Lindsoea tenera (Dryander in Lin. Trans, iii. p. 42). Caudex creeping scaly, stipites tufted, fronds deltoid-ovate, 3—4 pinnate,
pinnules all petiolate, cuneate or obliquely cuneate, costa obsolete, membranaceous, variously cut and lobed, the lobes soriferous at the apices
{Hook. S p .F il.i, 211); (Lindsæa interrupta, Walt. Cat. n. 2195); (Vittaria iuterrupta, Eoxb. Cn/pf. pi. Ind. p . 49;.
Travancore hills—a rare fern.