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201. A. (Dipl.) stAserratiim, Blume ; st. scattered, 1-2 in. 1., firm, erect ; / r . 12-18
in. 1., 1 4 in. br., narrowed gradually towards each end, sometimes rounded a t the
base, the edge towards the point bluntly crenated ; texture thinly herbaceous, satiny ;
veins pinnated ; sori linear, reaching the midrib, but not the edge.—H k . Sp. 3.
p . 236. t. 164. B.
Hab. Java and Penang.
202. A. (Dipl.) plantagineum, L. ; St. tufted, firm, erect, 6-9 in. 1. ; f r . 6-9 in. 1.,
2-3 in. hr., the point acuminate, the base rounded, the edge sligMly undulato-
dentate upwards, sometimes lohed towards the base ; ¿ « » « c o r ia c e o u s ; veins
pinnated ; sori slender, linear, sometimes nearly touching both edge and midrib.
—H k . Sp. 3. p . 237.
Hab. Mexico and W. Indies southward to Brazil.
■** Fronds linear-lanceolate, cut down to the rachis at the hase. Sp. 203.
203. A. (D ip l.) zeylanicum, I lk . ; st. scattered, 4-8 in. 1., firm, erect, scaly
throughout ; f r . 0-12 in. 1., 1-2 in. br., the point acuminated, the apex slightly
lobed, the lower two-thirds more deeply so, aud the base quite down to the rachis ;
lohes blunt, J - J in. across ; texture herbaceous ; veins pinnate ; sori linear, 2-3
lin. \.—H k . Sp. 3. p . 237. 2nd Cent. t. 16,
Hab. Ceylon, Gardner, Thwaites.
**■*■ Fronds with the lower h a lf or three-quarters pinnate. Sp. 204-236.
t P in næ entire, or very slightly lohed. Sp. 204-217.
204. A. (Dipl.) /«¿mife, Baker ; st. 6-8 in. 1., firm, erect, dark-brown, and ra th e r
scaly at the base ; f r . 6-9 in. 1., 4-6 in. br., ovate-deltoid, with numerous close-
placed pinnæ on each side, which are 2-3 in. 1., § in. hr., the point much acuminate,
the edge slightly inciso-serrated, the two sides rather unequal, the upper
one slightly auricled, and both snbcuneate a t the base ; raehis naked, firm ; texture
subcoriaceous ; veins fine, close, 4-6 in a group ; sori beginning a t the midrib,
h u t not reaching the edge.—I), humile, Bojer.
Hab. Mauritius.—In habit not unlike A. cultrifolium, but different in texture and
venation.
205. A. (Dipl.) pallidum, Blume ; st. 6-12 in. 1., firm, erect, naked 1-2 ft. 1.,
6-12 in. br., with numerous horizontal pinnoe on each side, the lower ones stalked,
1 - lJ in. apart, 3-6 in. ]., J - j in. br., linear-lanceolate, the apex acuminate, the
base rounded, especially on the upper side, the edge often sharply toothed ; texture
subcoriaceous ; veins once or twice forked ; sori in regular lines from the midrib
very nearly to the edge.—H k , Sp. 3.p . 238.
Hab. Philippines, and Malayan Peninsula and Isles.—A plant gathered by Cuming,
herbaceous in texture, with very broad involucres, is perhaps distinct.
206. A. (Di'pl.)^oîTeciwOT, Wa ll. ; st. 1 ft. 1., firm, erect, brownish ; f r . 9-18 in. 1.,
6-9 in. br., subdeitoid, with numerous horizontal pinnæ on each side, the lower
ones stalked, 3-4 in. L, f in. br., the point ra th e r blunt, the upper ones subentire,
except th a t the base on both sides is distinctly auricled, the edge in the lower ones
b lu n tly lobed, sometimes one-third to halfway down, the base narrowed suddenly ;
texture subcoriaceous ; rachis naked ; lateral veins simple or once forked ; sori in
regular parallel rows extending from the midrib to the edge.—U k . Sp. 3. p . 250.
Hab. Malayan Peninsula and Isles—This comes very near to the last iu texture, and
is probably A. crenato-serratani, Blume.
207. A. (Dipl.) cultratum, Mett. ; st. tufted, 4-6 in. 1., grey, naked ; f r . 6-9 in. 1.,
3-4 in. br., the apex pinnatifid, the lower two-thirds pinnate, with 3-6 pinnæ on
each side, the lower ones distinctly stalked, 2 in. 1., J in. hr., the point acute,
ratlie r falcate, the edge nearly entire, both sides narrowed suddenly, and the upper
one auricled a t the base ; texture subcoriaceous ; veins twice forked ; sori linear,
slender, reaching the edge b u t not the midrib.—Hh. Sp. 3. p . 247.
Hab. Luzon, Cummg, 199.
208. A. pinnatifido-pinnatum, Hk. ; St. 6-12 in. 1., firm, erect, naked ;
f r . 9-12 in. 1., 6-9 in. hr., with a deltoid apex deeply lobed below, and 3-4?»»«®
on each side, wliich are 3-4 in. 1., 1 in. br., the point acute, the edge sharply
h u t not deeply toothed, the base cuneate on both sides ; texture coriaceous ; vems
obscure, copiously pinnated ; sori irregular, beginning a t the midrib, h u t falling
fa r short of the edge.—I lk . Sp. 3. p. 238.
Hab. Mishmee, Griffith.—In texture and duluess of colour this resembles the last
species and A . Brackenridgii.
209. A. (Dipl.) Seemannii, Baker ; St. 6-12 in. 1., firm, erect, dark-brown,
naked ; f r . 9-16 in. 1., 4 in. br., lanceolate, with 12-20 pinnæ^ on each side, the
lower ones horizontal, subsessile, 2 in. 1., J - f in. hr., the point acute, the edge
slightly lolled below, the base slightly cordate on both sides, the upper side
auricled ; texture herbaceous ; veins dark-green, 2-3 to a group ; sori reaching
from the midrib quite to the edge. Diplazium, Moore, In d . F il. p. 337.
Hab. Darien, Seemmin.—This has the texture and pellucid venation of A . grandifolium,
but the whole plant and pinnæ are muoh smaller, with veins only twice forked, and sori
running up on the unbranchecl fork to the edge.
210. A. (Dipl.) hantamense. Baker ; st. 6-12 in. 1., firm, erect, nearly n a k e d ;
f r . 9-18 in. 1., with a large terminal and 1 to 4 pairs of lateral ones, which
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in. 1., 1 - lJ in. br., both ends narrowed, the edge very nearly e n tire ;
texture coriaceous ; veins ......... 3------------------^5 to a group ; sori slender,^ irregular, nearly touching
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both edge and midrib.—Diplazium, B l. A. fraxiiiifoiium, Wall., H k . Sp. 3.
p . 240. 2nd Gent. t. Id .— ¡3, A . alternifolium, Mett. ; pinnæ broader, rounded at
the base ; lower veins not reaching the edge.—H k . Sp. 3. 239.
Hab. Himalayas, Hong-Kong, Malaccas, Borneo, Aneiteum.—Probably a free-veined
form of A. lineolatum.
211. A. (Dipl.) Lechleri, Mett. ; 5 / 2-3 ft. 1., stout, erect, slightly scaly towards
the base ; f r . 3 ft. 1., with numerous 1 ft. or more 1., 2J-8 in. br., the point
acuminate, the edge slightly toothed towards the point, the base rounded equally
on both sides ; texture very coriaceous ; racliis strong, erect ; veins simple, close,
parallel ; sori beginning a t the midrib, but falling short of the edge.—Hk. bp. 3.
p . 244 [in p a r t).
Hab. Peru, LccUcr, 2269 ; Rio Negro, bprucc, S832 ; Essequibo, Appmi, 186.
212. A. (Dipl.) Baker ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., strong, erect, brownish ;
f r . 2-3 ft. 1., with numerous pinnæ 9-12 in. L, 2-2J in. br., the point acuminate,
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zium, Fée, Gen. Fil. 214.
Hab. Cuba, Undeu ; Guadeloupe, i ’ftermmiei-; Tarapota, Peru, Spi'uce, 4760.—Thia
rivals Lechleri in size and texture, differing totally iu venation.
213. A. (Dipl.) gr Sw. ; S t . 1 ft. or more 1., firm, erect, naked or
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