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231 G L E I C I I E N I A C E A E : MERTENSIA.
pani tomen coiivexne. LACINX-M C Jiiaxiinae ad 4 liti. loiignc, ad basi» i'/^
liii. laiae, superiores seiisün decrescenies, siuiiiime in npicem pinnne serra-
Inni conllneiiles, siipra (lavo-virldes, suhtns [inllldius, snb^iancescentes, glabcrrliiiae.
Kkìwus l'n.MAiuus supra Intus, platms. vlx devalus
1 canae
ìlcoiauis, si.iHus snhcouvexiis parum elevains , suhriihlcnndas. Nstivr
cuxDARu api>roxìninti, supra elevali, snlmis impressi. PILI gemma
sulniIaU, subnodoso-arilcnlnii,
siore, fissa.
cellulis 8—il coinposlli, cellnla Imu crns-
A coi)scneril)ns luijns seclionis pinnis nccessorils imls perlongis, iinearllanceoìntis
et pinnìs gemliinlis horizoiilalihns dellexisque, et fragMiiaie facile
disiingnenda.
l/ob;/a, in /ods arìdìs, coììdìs, lupidosis, in monlhnn iractu Serra do
Mardiao, in ,>rovinciis Seba^-iiano/jo/ifma, Srìrkus sanai, Buìiie,ui :
M.; prope Belinonle in Oceani Ultore: Pr. Max. Neovidei,^-is.
.•Vu.VOTATIO. Menensia pumi/a Man. Icoa. pi.Cry,,{. Brasil. I l i . taL.GU.
f. 2. exhibet frondes jvivenlles aJiaijns ì!er/ensicie, iiaqne tamquam specles
dclenda esl. (Conf. ..Vi.Braun : Beirachtunsen iiher die Erscheinung dcr Verjiingnng
In der Natnr 123, in nota.)
B. Pinuae geminalae erectae.
17. JIERTENSIA RIGIDA KUSZE fronde dichotomy, rig
i d a , glabra; ramis terelibus, loìigis, aphyUis; stipite ramisqiie
omnibus pinnis accessoriis deflexis, lanceolatis, pinnati-
] > a r i i t i s , inforioribns apicem Tersus longe acuminalis, summis
m i n o n b u s tantum pinnatifidis instructis; pinnis gominatis lanc
e o l a t i s , anunmatis, erectis, parum curyatis, firniis, profund
l s s i r a e pinnatipartitis ; laciuiis coriaceis, patulis patentissim
i s T e , rectis s. Mcat is, linearibus, basi subdilaiatis, margine
rcToIutis, apice obtusis, interdum excisis, subtus glabris ; ner-
Tis secundariis 3 - 4 furcatis ; sori sporangiis 4 - 9 . ' '
Tabula jiasim XVII.
X i u ' c j ' s T g j ÌH- « itidem
Merleyisia Hennanni Herh. Zuccmnii.
RHIZOMA repcns, piKs ferrugineis dense obsitum. STIPES
V J - S ped. longus, diametrum ' ¡ , - 1 1 / , li„. attingens, teres
n e i u o s u s , apice inerassatus, basi rà crassiere tantum Terruc
u l o s u s , oliTacco-cinnainomeus, Ternicosus, glaber. KAMI ini
e r i o r e s t ' / j - a i / , poli, longi, sanimi ad 1 poli, longi apice
i n c r a s s a t i , plani, colore stipitis. GEMMAE proliferae, pilis atropurpureis
obsessae. Omnes gemmae pim-is ALJBIDUS duobiis
oppositi.5, liinccolalis, piimatindis leetae : centrales rcpetitc
e v o l u t a e . PISXAE ACCESSOIUAE imae ad 4 poli, loiigae, 1 poli
l a t a c , superiores medio rainores et usque ad apiccm pinnatip
a r t i t a e ; summae anguste laiiceolatae, lobatae. PI N M E CE.IIIKATAE
eircitcr 7 poli, longae, ad l o tin. lalae. RIIACUES iitrinf
| u e conve.xiuscnlae, supra apicem Tersus nonnutu-piam canalie
i l l a t a e - LACIMAE ma,xiraac lere 9 lin. longae, ad basin 2 lin
t a t a o , plenuntjue, summis ejceptis, felcatae et non raro ad
nerviiui primarium reTolulae, superiores scnsim deerescentes
s u m m a e in apieem |,im,ae lobatiim, ad extrcmum intcgi'um'
c o n l l u e n l e s , si.pra navo-virides, subtus pallidius, subglaucescentes,
prninosac, glabrae. KE«TOS raiMABios supra siibeleva-
U l s , planus, vi.x eanaliculalus, subtus eonvcxus, rubieundus
¡NEUVI SEC«.xnAi,ii supra parum eleyati, subtus profumle imp
r e s s , . SOR, numerosi, globosi. SpoaAxoiA ,liluto brunnea.
P i i - , pminarun, siibiilati, subconici, subnodoso - artici,lati, e
c e l l u h s 6 - 9 eoinpositi; erdiula ima basi in dentes g,-ossos
¿ — i divisa.
A tcllq.ils s,,eclel.„s bojos „orne ulIToil: rmiiis omnII,,,.,, .,„„i„|¡ „„„
eiceiais, .i„»e „.cessorlas gercmlh,,.,. S|,»dcl ,,r.ece,it„il „»„„|„„„
maxime .ninls, sed longlfiiUne „„Jorc, ,,l„„ls .ccessorlls li.fei-loH,™, 1,,,^
eeolalls, loiijc ac,unii,,lis, s»,„„ils Ipsls »«Tonimls, pimils ge„,l„,iis „..ecll.
lad„lls saei.o falcalls, ad rhacliU, „si,„e lil„,«li|»rmis, sii,dee Inferi,e neò
tnnUdo, uec vernicidoso d,s,a(.
ller,,ar. Z„ciatl„ll siieelmci s,cH,e ,«o„,irosum co„U„el, ,„„d Oimies
l.eln,as p,n„a„u„ superior»», in |,l„n„las |d„„.tllidas rerr„g,„eo-,o,ne„(os«s
mumas ejldbel, doin laclnidac norj„a,es o,„,d„o g,a,„-ae a,iiiareai,l.
Habìm Mh,an,m: Sellow, PoU, Oausm, (,„b „.11021,
d,mib,m), ne„«eu (Cou. jj. „. s j s . j , ,„.„,„ ,„.„„ ¡¡„Ue„,;..
LuMmll,! - il, Pentì,, h, mo.uilni, m-Mioribia ad CUbangam: Poeppì<
f ; hi Cuba orientali: C. it'r/^lil n.
18. MRTEKSIA DISCOLOR SCHUAD. fronde dicliotoma,
rigida; ramis aph^llis, supra planis; pinnis accessoriis permagnis,
late laneeolatis, pinnatipartitis; pinnis geminatis lanceolatis,
aciiminatis, erecto-patentibns, parum curvatis, firmis
profunde pinnatipartitis; laciniis coriaceis, patentissimis, rectis'
e basi latiere linearibus, margine reyolutis, apice obtusis, interdum
excisis, subtus in ueryo primario ferrugineo-toinentosis;
neryis secundariis 2-3-fiircatis ; sori sporangiis 6-12.
Merle,ma discolor Schraá. in Gòtlinn. tjeìehrl. Anzeig. 1824
sea. Martins Icon. Pl. C-yp'. Brasil, lit fyuoad planlam h-astliensem
et excl. syn. : M. âichotomae Sielier.J
Bldzonia non v,di. St,P,s 1 - , . / , Un. er.ssns, apice e„nde Inor.,sains,
sn|,r. planus, snteu,allc,d.u,s, cinnamon,eus, glater, sol„m„,odcl„
.Ucholomla lomcnlosns. R,,„, Inferiores elrclter 2'/, poli., s.iperlores 9-12
lin. longl, s,,pr, p,.nl, canallcl.ll, ¡nferlo,-es .nargin.ll, omnes sul.tns conlexl,
.»„,0 ac rhaehes davo-rntenles. GI M S , A K abonlvae, pms alropnrpnrcls
Obsessae. AIA»>, opposUae, trlang.Uares, pinnaUMae, ,.elnl.
media lanceola,,. Pr.v.VA, ACCKSSOH.AK l„r,mae ad 5po„. iongae, fere
2 poll. I.lac, pIn,mllp,Hl„e, laelnBs s,.mm,s In apieem pinnae lanceolal.un
InlegerrUnim, connne.ulbas ; pinnae accessorlae soperlores clrCter 2 poil'
longae, 1>/, Un. lalae, lobata.. P,™., eadem longli„dl„e
sed angnsuores vl, 1,/, poil. , , ,„. H„ACn,, snpr. p,anae, canal,c„l.,.e,
suMn, conveilnscnlae, „tri,„ne basln versus ferruglneo-lomentosac. LACn,.
xim.. polllcares, ad l.asin sub 2 llueares, superiores senslm deerescenles,
sumniae in apicem pinnae lobalnm con,luentes, supra glabrae saturale
ïlridcs, subios pallidins, glaueescenles el rnbleundae NK . V O S ' P B ,
MA„m supra snbelevalus, canallc.úalus, snblua eonvejus rnblcundus, l„-
lerdum ferruglueo-lomcnlosns. NK U V , „CO.^A« . , n,rl„,iue sed supra m.g,s
eleiaU. P,L, gemmarum subo,a,l, subuodoso-aiilcnlaU, e cellulis 8 — 11
composiU, cellula ,,na v,j crasslore, liasi 2-3-fida.
Inler spece, brasUianas M. viyi.la K,,,,-^ „„|c„ esl, qnacum pian,a
nos r . e.nfu,,dl „„es,. A,, bac facile dlsUnguenda, p,nn,s acccss.rUs „„, .
„»joribus, u„„„is ranus p,n,„rum gemina,arum ,„ng,„rlb„s, i.oinlis reçus
par™ revoiuu,, s„b,„s pr„„«,.,o dleio.omUs.iue ferr„
g,neo-.ome„,..,s, r,„,s supra pl.„,s marglaaUs, ri,acblb„s supra pia„,s
a basi ad apicem s.dcalls. '
«abUa, i„ e.y. in Sa;;, d'Emdla : Bryrichm,
au Serra ,l„ Mar: il., Priac. Mao:. SeorUe,,«,.
el
19. WEJITENSIA RUEINERVIS MA „ T . fronde dieliooma,
rigida; ramis longis, apliyllis; piunis accessoriis magi,is
l a n e e o l a t , s , pinnatipartitis, apice stipitis aftixis; pinnis gemin
a t i s long,s, lanceolatis, longe-acuminatjs, subfalcatis lirmis
p r o l l i n d i s s i m e pinnatipartitis; laciniis coriaceis, pateutissin,is'
S i i b c u r v a t i s , e basi latissima lanceolatis, sinii acuta,igiilo s,.-
. I i m c t i s , n,arg„ui valde reyolutis (u3rp,e ad nervun, ,„ediu,„)
a p , c e aeutnisculis, subtus i„ nervo pri,nari„ tantum dense obs
c u r e le,.r„g,„eo-tomc„tosis; noryis secundariis bifurcatis- sori
s p o r a n g i i s 4 —5.
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G L E R C H E N I A C E A E : MERTENSIA.
Merlensia rußnervii Marl. Icon. PL Crypt. Brasil. 111.
Gleichcnia rvfinervis Hook. Spec. Fil /, 11.
Gleidmria klolzschii Hook. I. c. 13. iah. V. B. • Brackenr
U. St. Expl. Expetl. Xri. 297.
.Stn.KS ullrapcdaUs, diamclrum I 1,„. a„,„ge„s, le,.es, s,c„, rami subn„
gu,a,us e, cnm i.|iaclill,„s eimuiinomeos, opacus, snlig,alier. RAMI ]o,e-
,a,es iuae,males 2-3'/., poll, longl, GKM.MAK proUfei-ae, pills aU'epurpiu-eis
obsessae. P.KNAK AI.A„K» lolo-ovaloc, p,nna„|iarlllne, 9 lin, longae, 8 „,i
Inlac. Pi,V.VAII ACOBSSONIAK circllcr 4 poll,longae, l>/.jpo„, ,alac° PI.VKAK
» K M . N A T A K s,ibpcda,es, ,„ medio cii-ciler 3'/, poll. la,ac. H„AC„RS supra
planae, canal,cula,ae, glabrae, subios convexao snbgla,,rae LACI.N-HR ,„aximae
„s,ne ad 2, „„, longae, „asi in,a 3 lin, la,ae, Inferiores 3 - 4 ¡alore
iolerioredecrescenlcs, inlima plerum,,ue ail 5 lin., ram 2 lln. longa; Jacinloe
superiores deorescen,e.s, sunnnae in apicem piiinae lobalo-serni,„m con-
„ueu,es, snpra Cscurc vlrldes, sol,l„s gla„cesce„lcs, ,url„,,„e g,abr«e.
NKHVUS I'ni.wAnius supra perangds,us, ,.lauus, cannl,c„Ia,„s, ,,ru„„esce»s
s„b,„s validos, coovexus, r„blcundus, lome„,o obscore forruglueo denslssimc
obscssns. N'snv, S«<,„.VT,A„„ „ppr„xl,„all, s„pra eiev.ll, s„bt„s impiessl,
S,.o„A,V,;,A parva, bru„„esceuUa. P„., ge,„™a,.„,„ impe||„cidi,
nodoso-arUoniali, basl crassioies, ccllula IcruiiiiaUs s„b„la,a,
Merte„.tía, seh„,b„ryki„„ae S,. slmilll«,a; .Ilferl: gemma primaria
pinnis alaril.ns pInnaUparliUs ,ec,a; pinnIs accesscHls .pice siipiUs oxcres-
• S"nln.„s sensin, e, longe acnmlnalls; „cl„lls „„joribus
„.„„e ad nen-um primarlom revolulis, sublus g,abris, in nervo medio so^
lummodo ,ome„,osls, loferloribus 3- 4 i.leris i,„e,lo,-is minus dimluulls.
si„lb„s laciniarum aculangnlls.
Habitai in rici/i
Preii'eiss, Selloa;
> lie Janeiro: lìrackenriihje; in pror. Minarn
20. SIERTENSIA SCHOHBURGKIANA J. M". STURM
fronde dicbotoma, rigida; ramis longis, aphvllis: pinnis aceessori,
s magnis, lanceolatis, piunalifidis, supra basin ramorum
affLxls; pinnis gcmiiiatis longis, inaequalibus, lanceolatis apicem
versus brcviler acuminatis , snbfalcatis, firn,is, profundis-
Simo pinnatipartitis; laciniis co,-iaceis, patentissimis vel paululiiin
rclle.vis, rcctis, e basi latissima lincariijus, sim, rotniido
sejiinctis, siibplanis, marginatis, apice obtusis, supcrioribns
abrnptc decresccntibus, siibtns ubiquc densissime obscure fcrrugineo
tomentosis; ncrvis sccunilariis bifureatis; sori spm-angiis
4—D, tcnento dcliteseeutibus.
Merlensia riifinenis k'lolzsch in Linnaea ,177// (1S44). 53S
el in Iterhario Reg. Berolinensi.
Hbiïoma no,l vidi. ST , P E S (adcst tantum superior pars)
apice incrassatus, diametrum I'/, lin. attingcns, acque ac rami
ultimi ciunamon,cus, opacus, evanescente fcTugiueo-tomcntosus.
liEMMAE prolifcrae, pilis atro-pn,-p„rcis obscssac. P,s-
MAE AI,ARES 3 liu. longac. RAM, ulti,ni 2 - 3 poll, lojigi, apbylli,
snpra basin V,NSAS ACCESS0n,AS usque ad 3 poll, longas,'ad
1 poll, latas, profuiulissinie pinnatilidas (intenhiin pcrangustas
lobatas et apicem versus tantum pinnatilidas) gercnics. ì>,ss,vÉ
OEMISATAE longitudine inacquali, intcriorcs eircitcr 9 poll,, e.xteriorcs
G poll, longac, in medio fere 3 poll, bitae. I΄,VCIIES
supra planae , canalieulatac, glabrae, silbtns eonvexac, eya-
Iieseente tomeiitosae. LA C , N , A E maximao cireitcr I poll, lono-ac
ad basin 2 lin, latac, intlmae 3 - 4 (latere interiore) ,li,„im,-
lae, ima vix t lin. longa, superiores abruple decreseentcs,
sunnnae ,,, apiccn pinnae lobatiini conlliicntcs , supra "l.ib,-ac
obscure virides, subtus palli.lius subglaucae, Hbi,|ue t°o,nc,ito
obsn,re tcTugiuco dense obsessae. \E I I V I . S PI>IMA,I,I,S supra
l>lan„K, canalieulatns, brnuneseens, subtns convexus, subnibieniulns,
ilcisc tomeutosus, KE , I V , SECUSIIAR, , ,i|,proxi„ia-
Gleicliciilac.
üssinii, supra valde elevati, sublus impressi. P.LI gcmniarum
subnodoso-articulati, basi crassiorcs, ramosi, apiccm versus
angustissimi, cellula ultima acicnlaris.
A Merlensìa rufina;;, cum una pcrperam conjungUni-, dilferl: gomma
prima,la pinna |.arva, s„np,icl tecla; plnn,s accessoriis „„„ ad apicem sUpitis,
scd snpra basln j-amorum exoi-escentibns; pinnis geminalis apice subabruple
acumin.ils, non scns,m angu.sIaUs; I.CMIIIS „„"„ levolull's, s„b,ns
„,n(l„e ,ome„lo o,isc„r,ore-fern,glueo densissime obscssis; Inicrioribns '1- 4
pinuae lalwe ,nler,orc Valdo dlndnulls, Inllma vii 1 lin, longa. si.'ilbos
laciuiarum roluudls, " '
la Banana „„nuca, loeo s,m;all non iialicalo : Schoinbiirijk
n.16,1. — naec species in iiiciiiis IJra.iiliae eliain ¡iroriiieiis reijerlam iri
verisimile est.
§. 3. Pinnae accessorlae iiaeari-lanceoialoe s, lineares,
V. supes apice prolifero pinnas gemínalos i-nmosas (pcliolalas) gorens,
(21.) MERTEÍN'SIA .SEMINUDA KLOT.SC,, fro,°de dicbotoma,
r,g,da, lanugi,iosa; ramis iiltimis apbyilis, basi pinnis
accessoriis perangustis, lobato-dentatLs ins'trnetis ; piimig
gcminatis lanceolatis, inferné pauluhnn angustaüs, apice a,igllstato
cuspidatis, subücxuosis, tirmis, profundissime piunalifidis;
laciniis dense coriaceis, inferioribus subreHexis, iulimis
latere interiore subabortivis, supcrioribus crccto-faleatis, e basi
parum dilatata lineari-lanceolatis, obtusis, ni.argiiie revolutis
subtus cum ramis rhaehibusqiie tomento pallide rufo, fugace
dense vestitis; nervis secundariis quadrifureatis ; sori sporangiis
3—5, sub tomento oceultls.
Merlensia seminuda Klolzsch in Linnaea XVlll (1S44). S3S
STUIS oirciler 6 poi,, lo„g„s, l'/, ,l„, ,„ dlajaciro, lores, crecl„s
su,incxuosus, c,n„,imomcus, superne evanescente lomémosos, ve|.,-ncnlos„s
LÌAM, oUlm, 13-13 ,ln. longi, ,uis,,„e ad bos,„ pln„,m accessorian, |,lnnmllidain
pollusvc lobato-lissam, 2 poli, longajn, 2 - 4 ll„. Ia,a,n „crens
Gmi.i,A cen,ra,ls prollfeia, plIis feri-nglncls obsessa. I'ix.v.vk Ar.A.rss ,ix
2 Un. iongae, ianceolalae. Pt.v.xAK o,,>„x,v,ak 6 - 7 poli, longae,',,/, p„||
lalae. HUACKKS snpra planae, subeanalienl.lae, p.alllde clnnan.omoae, sublus
convexae, dense loraen,osae. Ì.ACJ-IAK maiiniac ad 1 ,ioll. L„„GAO,
17, li,,. ,a,ne; snnmme docrescoute.s, demum In pinnae aiiioem 0 ilo lo„-
,gum lobalun, cminueolcs. snpra glabrae, navide viridcs, s„b,us pa,lldi„s
to,a pagina inferior lon.cnlo pallide rnfo n,gace,uc densissime obleMa'
»KBViT.s nniiiAu.us snpra ,a,e cana„c„bil„s, cum secnndarUs indistioclus
sublus convexus. NMY, sKCronAnn sul,lus va,de Impress,. P,t., gen.m«'
rum snbnlali, arliculall, basi ci-assim-cs el in ramis 2 - 3 lissi, fc,.ru«l„ci
P I L I ,on,cn,om fonnaotes fi,lfo,iaes, arliculall, IlexnosI, lo,.luosl, ,i,.allûi,
>1. Scboiiibiiri/kiaiiar affinis, scd lomcnio pallide rnfo cum cinereo inlermixlo,
plonis ndnoribus, ang„s,olo-cusp,da,is, laciniis magls app.oxhnails,
pian,s accessoriis pcranguslls facile dlsLIngncndit.
Xo.<lra aelale i„ Caracas, Teaermla, a eel. Morii, lecrn el ,„b „ al
ditiribata. — In Brasilia ieplenirionati ,,aaereittla.
B. Sllpes apice pinnam gemina,am se.ssilem gerens.
it. Piaiiae piiuiatiseclae.
22. MERTENSIA CINKAÌIOMEA BEVU,™ fronde si,np
b c , rigidissima; piunis aecesswlis peraugustis, li,iea,-ilms,
b a s , p,iinatipartitis; piunis gcminatis oblongo-lanceolatis, obt
u s i s , firmis, pinnaliseetis ; laciniis coriaceis, remotiiisculis,
a l l c r n i s , crecto-iueurvatis, e basi acquali inferiore aiiriculata,
l i n e a r i b u s , margine revolutis, .apice angustatis, acutinsculis,
e x c , s , s , summis magis app,-oximatis , deereseentibiis, subtus
t o m e n t o fcTugineo - rnbiginoso ubique dcnsi.ssimc obsessis;
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