4. A sp lén ium lucidum (Forst. Prodr. n. 427) ; frondibus submeinbranaccis cæspitosis pinnatis,
pinnis ovato- v. oblongo-lanceolatis longe acuminatis stipitatis basi angustatis grosse crenatis, soris elongatis,
rachi gracili non marginata, stipite basi squamato, squamis nitidis.—Schhihr, F il. t. 72 ; Fl. N . Zeal. ii. 33.
H a b . Mount Wellington, Frazer.
D i s t u ib . New Zealand.
Most probably only a variety of A. obtusatum, but a very distinct-looking one in its ordinary state. It may
be distinguished by its larger size, more membranous texture, deeper green colour, shining surface, more narrowed
longer piimæ, wdiich have longer stalks, and by the rachis not beiug margined.—I liave seen only a fragment of a
specimen collected by Frazer, aud labelled as above, but whicli may possibly have beeu collected in New Zealand,
where this Fern is very common.
§ b. Fronds bipinnatifid, bipinnate, or decompound, sometimes irregularly divided into many elongated pinnules.
Sori on the backs or margins of the lobes. Involucre as in § a.
5. Asp lén ium bulbiferum (Forst. Prodr. u. 433) ; fronde bi-tripinnata lanceolata flaccida glabra
sæpius prolifera, pinnis primariis elongato-lanceolatis acuminatis, pinnulis lineari-oblongis stipitatis ineiso-
lobatis soris (brevibus) margine remotis v. inciso-pinnatifidis soris marginalibus, lobulis obtusis, rachi marginata
V. elata, glabrata v. parce paleacea, stipite subcompresso basi iiudiusculo.— Schkuhr, Fil. t. 79 ; Hook.
Ic. PI. t. 423. [Gunn, 1530.)
Var. 0 . laxa ; frondibus sæpius pendulis minoribus.—FA N. Zeal. ii. 34. A, laxum, Br. Prodr. 151.
Coenopteris appendiculata, L a i. Nov. Holl. ii. 94. t. 243. {Gunn, 25, 1529.)
Var. 7 ; frondibus pendulis, pinnis inciso-lobatis basi pinnatis, pmnulis obovatis obtuse incisis.— Fl.
N. Zeal. ii. 34. A d A. flaccidum, Forst., tendet.
H a b . Abundant in damp woods throughout the Island.— («. «.)
D is t r ib . South-eastern Australia and New Zealand. (Cultivated in England.)
The most highly developed form of this Feni is a very beautiful one, and easily recognized by its habit of
bearing germinating bulbs on its pinnules, whence its name ; but this character is uot always present, and then the
species becomes A. laxum, Br. Pendulous specimens of the vav. laxa pass into A. flaccidum, Forst.—Fronds 1-3
feet high, flaccid, glabrous, broadly ovate-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, erect or pendulous, bright-green, not so
pale and coriaceous as iu A. flaccidum, bi-tripinnate, generally bipinnate. Pinna 6-10 inches long, with a margined
or winged rachis ; pinnules stipitate, liuear-obovate or oblong; or broadly ovate, lobed or pinnatifid. Sori
short, marginal in pinnatifid fronds ; sometimes the fronds are simply pinnate, and the pinnæ lanceolate lobed or
toothed, or pinnate below and lobed above ; or sometimes the pinnules are distant and stalked, or pimiatifidly cut
into linear distant lobes, as in A. flaccidum. Rachis glabrous, or with a few scattered paleæ. Stipes generally
compressed or angled, sometimes margined, more or less paleaceous at the base.
6 . Asplénium flaccidum (Forst. Prodr. n. 426) ; frondibus cæspitosis crasse coriaceis erectis v.
pendulis ovatis oblongis loricatisve rigidis v. flaccidis pinnatis bipinnatis v. laxe dichotome ramosis, ramis
piniiisve brevibus v. valde elongatis remotis v. approximatis simplicibus pinnatifidis pinnatisve, lobis piniiisve
varie sectis ultimis plerisque linearibus obtusis, soris marginalibus rarius dorsalibus, raehi glabra marginata,
stipite basi paleaceo, rhizomate fibroso squamis latis longe acuminatis aucto.— Fl. Antarct.p. 109.
Fl. N . Zeal. ii. 34. Coenopteris Novæ-Zelandiæ, Spr. in Sehrad. Journ. 1799. ii. p . 269; Schk. Crypl.
A 82. Darea flaccida e /D . Odontites, PA 296. [Gunn,\bZZ.)
H a b . Not uncommon on exposed rocks, etc.— {v. v.)
D i s t r ib . New South Wales and New Zealand. (Cultivated in England.)
A very variable Fern, more coriaceous' and generally less divided than A. bulbiferum, of a paler colour, and with
more ofteu linear-elongate segments.
§ A lla n to d ia .—Involucre membranous, arched, both margins attached to tlui vein, hence cylindrical.
7. A sp lén ium (Allantodia) B rown ii (J. Sm. Gen. Eil. et P ot. Mag. Suppl. Ixxii. p. 30) ; fronde
ampla membranacea deltoidea flaccida bi-tripinnata, pinnis lineari-oblongis acutis, pinnulis oblongo-lanceolatis
obtusis v. acuminatis profunde pinnatifidis, lobis oblongis obtusis integerrimis crenatis inciso-serratisve,
rachibus glaberrimis flexuosis, stipite lævi glabro v. basi subsquamato.— Hook. Ic. PI. A 9 7 8 ; Fl. N. Zeal.
ii. 36. Athyrium australe, Presl, Pterid. p . 9 8 ; Fée, Gen. Fil. p . 186. Allantodia australis, Br. Prodr.
p. 149. {Gunn, 42, 1531.)
H a b . Not rare in dense shaded forests ; Fingal and Circular Head, Gunn ; Iluon River, J. B . H.—
{v. V.)
D is t r ib . New South Wales, New Zealand, Malay Islands. (Cultivated iu England.)
One of the most delicate aud beautiful Ferns in Tasmania, and very similar to, if not identical with a species
from the Society Islands, East Indies, and South America.—Fronds very membranous, flaccid, quite glabrous, 2-4
feet high, broadly deltoid, spreading, bi-tripinnate. Frimary pinna Hnear-oblong, acute or acuminate; secondary
(or pinnules) 1 -2 laches long, oblong-lanceolate, shortly stipitate, pinnatifid or pinnate ; segments linear-oblong,
bluiit, crenate or inciso-serrate, rarely quite entire. Sori generally numerous, 1-2 lines long, nearer the costa
than the margin. Rachis quite glabrous, slender, rather flexuous. Stipes long, smooth, glabrous, or scaly at the
base.—SmaU specimens of this plant, growing in drier situations, have naiTower fronds, not so membranous, aud
nearly entire lobes of the pinnules.
Gen. XIV. DOODIA, Br.
Sori luimlati v. lineares, 1-2-seriati, costæ paralleli. Involucrum e ramulo anastomosante venæ ortum,
plauum, intus liberum.—Frondes caspitosa, rigidiuscula, duriuscula, pinnata.
A smaU genus of Ferns, uatives chiefly of the tropics and south temperate zone, being found iu India, the
Malay and Pacific Islands, and iu Australia and Tasmania.—Fronds in 1). caudata very harsh, coriaceous, erect,
3-18 inches long, tufted, linear-lanceolate, pinuate, the apex often dilated or running out into a linear tail. Stipes
short. Rachis glabrous or pubescent. Pinna 4-2 inches long, spreading ; upper confluent or adnate by a broad
base, linear-oblong or ovate-oblong, blunt ; the lower smaUer, shortly stipitate, cordate, truncate, rounded or subdilated
at the base, sharply toothed, glabrous or pubescent below ; the veins prominent when dry, forked, united
by a transverse branch. Sori short, linear or crescent-shaped on the back of the pinnæ, forming one or two rows
parallel to one another on each side of the costa. Involucre linear, placed on an arching veinlet that joins two
veins, opening towards the costa. (Named iu honour of S. Doody, an old author on EngUsh Ciyptogamic Botany.)
1. Do od ia caudata (Q v .Y xo ili.lb l).— Rook. E.vot. Flor. A 25; F l.N .Z e a l. ii. 37. D.Kuothiana,
Endl. Prodr. Fl. Ins. Norf. 11 ; Gaud, hi Freyc. Voy. Bot. p . 401. /. 14. D. aspera, Br. Prodr. 151.
{Gunn, 1.)
I I a b . Abundant in dry, stony places, as well as in shaded situations.—{v. v.)
D is t iu b . Extratropical Australia, New Zealand. (Cultivated iu England.)
Gen. XV. POLYSTICHUM, Schott.
Sori globosi, dorsales, medio venarum venularumque inserti. Involucrum orbiculare, peltatim medio
sori afflxum, substipitatum, undique liberum.—Rliizoma hreve v. elongatum. Frondes alterna r. caspitosce.
bi-tripinnata.