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Country: Sri Lanka

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Territory: Central

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[Colombo, Ceylon] this is the location of the herbarium 184. Polypodium (Phymatodes) nigresceus, Bl. There is mention of this specimen in the Catalogue of Ceylon Ferns : "Bed. 1. t. 176. This is a common fern in the forests of the Central Province, It is a much larger fern than the last and turns very dark when dried. It is very liable to rot or to be eaten by insects if it is not poisoned. " https://archive.org/stream/ceylonfernstheir00ferg/ceylonfernstheir00ferg_djvu.txt