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fust wholly tomentose with deep fevrugiiious stellated hairs, at length glabrous on the upper side and depresso-punctato the dots corres,
{(onding witn tho sori, I'onation quite sunk, veins pinnate but not prominent, venules transversely parallel and forming with the veins
l>amllelogrammoid areoles, with two sometimes only one excurrent free clavate veinlet in each areole, sori copious and a t first quite sunk
among the tomentum appearing in the form of small tubercles, a t lengtli a circular opening appears, but the sori scarcely rise above tho
surface of the tomentum arranged iudeed in series, but it is impossible to say how far these series are confined within certain areoles
Jfook. Sp. Fil. V. 4 8 ;—I’olypodium porosiim, TFall. Caí. «. 266;—Polypodium sticticum, Mellen Polyp., p . 128;—Niphobolus stictic'us
A « . ;—Niph. Schmidianus, 7i2í. Bol. Zeit. vi., p . 121 ;—Cyclophorus, iV w /,— Niph. fissus, - F /. Fil. Jav., p . 58. t. 2 4 ;—Polvi,’
Mysurense, Ileyne, ifa ll. Cat. 2 6 9 ;—P. lanatum, JVall. M. S. ’
(T h e venation which is guile (hat o f the genus “ Campyloneurum” is evident in the young sterile fronds, but in the older
fro n d s it can only be detected by rubbing o f f the tomentum and soaking the f fo n d in water) .
All mountainous tracts bn the Western side of the presidency, from 1,000 feet up to 8,000.
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Fig. A. a magnified portion of a frond showing the venation.
Fig. B. a portion of a frond showing tbe dots on tho upper surface, wliich correspond with the receptacles on the thickened
apices of the veinlets.
2. Niphobolus adnascens. (Sw.) Caudex creeping, paleaceous with lanceolato-setaceous scales, stipitea distant 1-2 inches long,
fronds dimorphous carnoso-coriaceous dark-green above, but hoary with sparse stellated pubescence beneath aud paler and even white with
more copious compact hairs; sterile fronds 2-4 inches long, spathulate or elliptical-lanceolate obtuse : fertile ones 6-8 inches long, linear
or oblong obtuse or acute, both kinds tapering below into the stipes, eosta sub-carinate, costules sunk obscure, their areoles including i
(sometimes only 3 or 2) veinlets which are generally free with clavate apices, though they sometimes anastomose ; sori deep sunk in the
tomentum and in the substance of the frond on each side of the costa, arranged 5-6 in obliquely transverse series, capsules long stalked,
mixed with long stalked stellated scales. Hooker Sp. FU. v. 47 ;— Polypodium adnascens, Sw. Syn. Fil. pp. 25 a nd 228; Cyclophorus,
D is r.,— Polyp, pertusum, Roxb. HooL E x . F i l t. 162¡;—Niph. clongatus, BL FU. Jav., p . 52 t. 2 0 ;—N. varius, K lfs . Fn. FU.,p
1 2 5 ;—Polyp, verrucosum, Wall. Cat. n. 267 ; - P . caudatum. Melt. Poly., p. 126;—P. vittarioides, JVall. Cat., p . 2 7 0 NipL
C'hamissoanus, Presl. (fide Melleri). " ‘
( The venation is only to be detected by thoroughly soaking the fro n d J .
Common in all tbe Western Coast forests from the plains up to 5,000 feet.
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3. Niphobolus angustalus. (Sw). Caudex long, creeping, branched paleaceous with falcate subulato-setaceous scales, stipitea
remote 1^-4 inches long, fronds 6 inches to a span or more long, f-2 inebe.s wide, tapering below into a petiole, glabrous above hoary, sub-
fe rru ^ o u s with dense stellated pubescence, coriaceo-carnose sterile fronds usually the smallest and broadest aud with shorter petioles
broad or oblongo-Ianceolate ; fertile ones longer and generally narrower in proportion, venation sunk obscure, coatular areoles with free
or branched and more or less connected veinlets, sori very large, sub-globose- oval partially sunk in the frond, very convex forming a single,
series on each side between the costa and margin, sometimes longitudinally confluent, Hooh Sp. Fil. v. 43 ;— Sw. Syn. FU., p p . 27 und
224 Niphopsis, J . N/w.;—Pleopeltis macrosora, Presl.P o ly p o d iu m sphserocephalus, Wall. Cal. n. 272 ;—Niphobolus, Hook, et Grev.
Jc. Fil. t. 94 ;—N. macrocarpus, Hook, et Arnt. Bot. o f Beech. Voy., p . 74 t. 18.
Nilgiris, very rare—(the specimen liere figured was found by the late General Johnston, I have not mj’self found it) Tranque- »
bar (Rottler). ' ‘
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4. Bipkobolus nummularifohus. (Metten). Caudex very long filiform, copiously rooting, paleaceous with appressed .setaceous
ferruginous scales, fronds dimorphous carnoso-coriaceous sub-glabrous above, beneath densely clothed with ochraccous or sub-ferniginoii.’
stellated tomentum, sterile fronds (on petioles 1-3 lines long) ^ to 1 inch long orbicular or eUiptic, or sub-cordate ; fertile ones (on stipites
1-1^ inch long), 1^-2 inches long, ^ inch wide, linear or linear oblong obtuse, venation immersed in the fleshy fronds (though promi
neut in the younger frouds when dry)—2-3 series of very irregular-shaped areoles on each side of the costa, which are empty or contain one
or two clavate simple or forked free veinlets, sori generaUy covering the whole back of the linear fronds without order, the elliptic (gene
rally sterile) fronds are sometimes slightly contracted and fructified at the apex. Metten. Polyp., p. 123, t. 3 and 9 - 1 0 //oo7<. Sp.
• FU. V. 54 ; Acrostichum, Sw. Syn. Fit., p . 191-419 ; Tab. ii. 1 ;— JVilld. Sp. PI. v., 100 Galeoglossa, Presl.
(It is very doubtful if this fern should be retained in this genus).
Common in the lower forests of the Anamallays, Wynad, Coorg, Ac., parasitic on trees.
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D r y n a r i a . B o r y A n n . Sc. N a t. v. 464. t. 12-14.
(Polypodii Sp., A u ct.— Phymatodis Sp., Presl).
Sori non-indusiate, large rotundate, or by confluence elongated, sometimes immersed : the receptacles produced on the points
where several reticulated veins join, i. e., compital. Veins pinnate prominent from a central costa ; venules compoundly anastomosing
in two or three series of irregular quadrate areoles, -within the ultimate of which are produced free divaricate sterile veinlets.
' Fronds pinnatifid or pinnate, dimorphous, the sterile short
■querciform, strongly veined; the fertUe many times larger,
with the segments articulated. Rliizome creeping.
1. Drynaria quercifolia. (L). Caudex creeping, short, stout, densely clothed with red-brown satiny lanceolato-subulate Soft
'i scales, fronds coriaceous or sub-coriaceous of two kinds ; sterUe ones varying in size from 3-12 inches and more long aud 7-8 inches wide,
S . green when very young, but soon tunimg dark-brown, glossy, cordato-ovate variously lobato-pinnatifid, sometimes half way down to tlie
costa ; fertile ones 2-3 feet long, long-petiolate broad-ovate deeply, nearly to tbe racbis, pinnatifid, segments 5-9 inches long, 1 -lJ wide
oblong acuminate entire, venation manifest, costules distinct rather distant, united by transverse veins forming 4-6 primary soriferous
areoles filled up with a network of small quadrangular areoles with or without free veins, sori compital small, numerous, two in each primary
areole, consequently in two series between and parallel with the costules— Hooker Sp. FU. v,, p. 96 ;—Polypodium quercifolium, Bin.
Sp. P i , p. 1547 ;—Phymatodes, Presl. Polyp. Limnei, Bory, A n . Sc. N at. Ser. i. v., p. -164, t. 12 ;—P. sparsisorum, Desv. ;—P.
Schkuhrii, Bory. b. c.
I Very common on the Western side of the Presidency from the plains up to 4,000 feet—growing on trees or rocks.
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TRIBE I. (§ 8) CHEILANTHERi).
Sort marginal, terminal on the veins.
C h e i l a n t h e s . Svcartz. S y n o p . F i l v ., 126.
• ^ (Gymnia. Ilamillon M. S. (D o n .) ;—Othonoloma, i m i ;—Physapteris, Fres/. ,•—Myriopteris, Fee -Aleuritopteris,Fie ;—
Adianti sp., Mwci,— Allosori sp., Auct. ;—Pteridis sp., Auct. ;—Cassebeerae sp., J . Sm. ;—Nothochlfen© sp., Auct. ;—Hypolepidis sp.,
■( Auct. ;—Acrostichi sp .,A u c t. ;—Pclleaj sp., Adiantopsidis, Fee).
Sori indusiate, transverse marginal, generaUy on a refiexed tooth or lobule ; normaUy sub-orbicular, small distinct, sometimes
, contiguous and by lateral confluence elongate, the receptacles punctiform a t the apex of the veins. Indusium membranaceous or formed
of revolute portions of the slightly altered margin of the same form as the sorus. Veins simple or forked from a central costa ; venules
.f: free.
■ j i Fronds usuaUy small, pinnate variously pinnatifld or bi-trl-piiinate ; membranaceous or sub-coriaceous, sometimes pulverulent
fieusely hairy or scaly beneath,. Stipes and rachis generally ebeneous. Rhizome tufted or creeping—(Moore).
'[‘■J genus differs from Pteris iu the receptacle being punctiform instead of linear elongated.
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