. The ferns of Bombay. Ferns. 47 I. Microlepia platyphylla J. Sm. Rhizome thick, creeping. Stipes erect. Fronds 3-4 feet long, three-pinnatifid ; pinnae large, spreading, ovate, elongate in form with the apices acuminate; ultimate segments broad, bluntish toothed, oblong tri- angular. Surfaces hairy when young, naked when adult. Texture leathery. Sori one in each tooth of the seg- ment. [Fig. 14.] Distribution : Madras Presidency throughout the western moun- tains, up to nearly 6,000 feet; Ceylon; Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhotan 3,000-5,500 feet elevation ; Fig. 14.—Microlepia platyp
. The ferns of Bombay. Ferns. 47 I. Microlepia platyphylla J. Sm. Rhizome thick, creeping. Stipes erect. Fronds 3-4 feet long, three-pinnatifid ; pinnae large, spreading, ovate, elongate in form with the apices acuminate; ultimate segments broad, bluntish toothed, oblong tri- angular. Surfaces hairy when young, naked when adult. Texture leathery. Sori one in each tooth of the seg- ment. [Fig. 14.] Distribution : Madras Presidency throughout the western moun- tains, up to nearly 6,000 feet; Ceylon; Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhotan 3,000-5,500 feet elevation ; Fig. 14.—Microlepia platyphylla J. Sm. {a) A pinnule ( x | )• (6) A soius (magnified).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Blatter, Ethelbert, 1877-1934; Almeida, J. F. d' (Joseph Francis). Bombay, D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co.
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