32S. P . (Ph ym .) Lmdhergii, Me t!.; rhizome epigæous, very wide-creeuino-
the scales lanceolate, adpressed briglit-brown ; f r . distant, quite sessile, 6-8 hi. L
h ¡ 4 , e'o / ’. " " 7 “" '“® ta ®"ds, the edge entire ; tex ure th in ?
hei baceous ; to o « r bright-green; hoth sides fi.ielv pubescent ; main Z i L
distinct about hallway to the edge, only the outer areolæ wth free veinlets • sori
round, in a single row nearer the midiib than the margin. ’
s o i ? ! .h to ‘ta t a t the fronds quite sessile, and the
crefnhite’tite'***'’/ ^ pc»ricari«/o7«m, Schrad. ; rUzome epigæous, very wlde-
h t the scales linear-subulate, bright-brown ; f r . distant, 5-8 in. I . , 1-2 in
sfrn, V ! " “" 7 ’ “ ta '""ta® narrowed gradually into ¿
¿ ¿ t r t e ted /e l - t e 1 ' " " 'ta d ; main mins distinrt halfvehilets
¿ » ¿ 1 4 / o h to te " 7 ! te®®" “ tata’ “" t e “ ta outer ones with free
H a b . W e s t In d ie s to Bra z il an d Ecuador.
327.
deciduous f t “" ’ woody, scandent, clothed with
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1 oils J . hlack ---------------------------------- fibrdlose tottttttcvAvo scales , ; o</.st. i-1-t)3 1 in.1 1 . 1 1.. s stramineous ir a iin u e o u s ;: fr Tr.. 1-l-'2 Z f ft.t 1 1., 1 1-- 9 2 , in
i n
n n v v n w / a H n v c r ^ n o l U» 4,^ 1— 4K J _ . _. , , ’ ^ i ll .
¿aí-ed t e d t e h t e gyadiiallyto both ends; subcoriaceous ; bo’th r i * i
naked , no distinct main vems, but the fine veinlets slightly raised formino-
copious irregular areolæ with free included veinlets ; sori large promi’nent not
immersed, in a row not far from the m id r ib .- f t’ P . lo n g fr o Z “ ’ J
f r o copious, scattered irregularly.—« / . £ Gr. t. 65. H k . S p f s .
Hab. N India (up to 6 000 ft.), Malaya, S. China, Natal, and Caffraria -N o t alwavs
easy to distinguish from the large forms of P. Uneare,
2 f f t t e 2 T t o t e ^ M e tt.; rUzome f irm ; ri. very sh o r t; f r .
2 3 tt. 1. 2-4 in. bl., the apex acuminate, the base narrowed very g r a d u a l? the
t e f t e i t e t e t e t e S r P " te ‘-"®®“L ¡ ta th r i * , n a k e d ; d i s t i n c l / o s t f
■tev h f c l u X / fi 'fl*“ ® Î “ ta edge and beyond these a small distinct
io\v,including copious fine areolæ with free veinlets ; sori verv codíous
minute, scattered irregularly.—Hk. Sp. 5. p. 68. pious,
H a b . P h ilip p in es, Borneo, an d Cochin-China.
se sfle’ 8 '/ ¿ i n " V Mett. ; rUzome stoxxt, short-creeping; f r . quite
sessile, 8-18 in. 1 2g-3 in. hr., tongue-shaped, narrowed from the centre to
btee t h / 'X V e n t ü U t e r t e " '" ’ ‘“ 'f® ? *“ “ '® b®oad?-ronnded
tite tlv laited t t e t e '• papyraceous; both sides n a k e d ; m r i/v e r y dis-
; 1 7 7 ’ “ Y taara ones irregular, the areolæ snhquadréngniar t e th a
¿ é h . - X ! f t i ) ; ; r ¿ l 2 5 . “ ™ ' “ ■ j “*"®® m the èentre of
’^9«- Pleuridium, Fee, J . Sm.
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H ab . N ew Caledonia, 1695.
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881. P . fP h ym .) rhynchophyllum, H k . ; rhizome firm, wide-creeping, with
copious fihrhlose bright-ferruginous scales ; f r . dimorphous, the barren ones
ovate, 1 - lJ in. 1., with stems about the same length, fertile ones 3-6 in. I.,
J - | in. hr., narrowed very g r a d u a l? upwards, the edge obscurely toothed, the
stem 2-4 in. 1. ; texture coriaceous ; both sides naked ; main veins distinct to the
edge, with copious fine areolæ between them witli free included veinlets ; sori
uniserial, confined to the upper h a lf of the fertile fronds.—« / . Sp. 5. p. 66.
2nd Cent. t. 66.
Hab. N. India (up to 4,000 ft.), and Moulmein (7,000 ft.).
^ 332. P. {P hym.) Gn jfthianum, H k . ; rUzome wide-creeping, the scales dense.
'Ice fine, hidden, witli copious free veinlets ; sori large, 1 between each main
vein in a row near the midrib.—H k . Sp. 6. p . 62. 2nd Gent. t. 61.
Hab. N. India, up to 7,000 ft.
333. P . (P h ym .) Melleri, Baker ; ri. slender, naked, 1 in. or more 1. ; f r .
2-3 in. J in. hr., lanceolate, narrowed gradually from near the base to the
point, the edge thickened, repand and wavy, the base rounded ; texture subcoriaceous
; surfaces naked ; main veins wavy, distinct to the edge, with copious
fine areolæ wfith free veinlets between them, and one sorus between each midway
between the edge and midrib.
Hab. Madagascar, Dr, Meller.
334. P . (P h ym .) triquetrum, Bl. ; rhizome stout, woody, the scales dense,
ovate, blunt, 1 Iin. br., almost scariose ; ri. distant, 4-8 in. 1., firm, erect ; barren
f r . 6-9 in. 1., 2-3 in. br., the apex acuminate, the edge entire, the fertile one
rather longer and narrower ; texture very coriaceous ; both sides naked ; main
veins very distinct to the edge, the areolæ hidden ; sori in two close rows between
the main veins, 6-8 between the midrib and edge, not immersed.—H k . Sp. 6.
p. 63.
Hab. Java.
335. P . (Phym.) rupestre, Blume (n o t R. Br.) ; rhizome woody, the scales
squarrose, dull-brown, linear-acuminate ; St. 4-8 in. 1., firm, erect ; f r . 4-8 in. 1.,
1-1J in. hr., the apex acuminate, the edge entire or o b sc u re ? repand ; texture
very coriaceous ; both sides naked ; main veins very distinct, the areolæ hidden ;
sori in two rows between the main veins, C-8 between the midrib aud edge, not
immersed.—P . saxatile, Mett. H k . Sp. 6. p . 64.
Hab. Java aud Philippines.—Very uear the preceding.
336. P. (P h ym .) ovatum, a ll.-, rUzome wide-creeping, woody, the scales
lanceolate, dull-hrown, deciduous ; ri. 4-8 in. 1., firm, erect, s lig h t? s e a ?
helow ; f r . 6-12 in. 1., 2-3 in. hr., the point acute, tlie edge entire, the lower pa rt
narrowed ra th e r su d d e n ? ; texture firm-herbaceous ; hoth sides naked ; main
veins distinct to the edge, with copious fine areolæ with free included veinlets in
tlie interspaces ; sori large, varying from irregularly 1 to 3 serial.—H k . Sp. 6.
p. 64. H k . ^ G r . p. 41.
Hab. Khasia, Sikhim, and Bhootan, up to 7,000 ft.
837. P . (P h ym .) platyphyllum, Sw. ; rUzome woody, the scales dense, long,
subulate, n e a r ? black ; ri. 3-4 in. 1., strong, erect ; f r . 12-18 in. 1., 2-4 in. br”.,
the point acute, the edge entire ; texture very thick and rigid ; both sides naked ;
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