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6 0 . NOTHOCHLÆNA,3 7 2 § EUNOTHOCHLÆNA.
11. N. imllis, Kunze ; rhizome woolly, very th ic l;,th e scales fibrillose, blaek ;
st. „-3 111. 1., strong, erect, matted ; f r . 8-12 in. 1., lJ -2 in. br., tripinnate ; uiipeé
?«««« close the lower ones distant, lanceolate, witli a very thick rachis, and ofÎen
u p cu ried ; tbe segm. small, ro u n d ish ; texture thick, rigid ; upper surface darkr
i ¡ 7 f t
Fronds thinner in texture, and not so much matted ; stems slender.
Sp. 12-19.
12. N. /r a ? « /« H k . ; S t . 3-4 in. ]., very slender, wiry, naked, glossy dark
.fe to ii o'T l ' - f ’’ ; lowei- /« « « « much tlm k rg e st,
deltoid with the lowest ?«««7. pinnate, with oblong pinnatifid seqm. 4-4 lin br ■
texture lierbaceous ; both surfaees rather densely coSed with grey spreidin« haiié ?
son small, the edge slightly recurved.—« / . Sp. B .p . 114. t. 287. A. “ ’
H a b . Aru h ems-lan d , Tropical A u stra lia , D r . Mueller.
: r ’ «“ “«sHOL-b "TUI lanceolate p in n l. and obi
c i/l V f t ? , / " - Itarbaceous ; raehis, and espe-
¿ 1 1 6 . ’ g la n d u la r; sori b l o w n . - « / . S p i S.
b a b l^ /w X A r d te o ” '' f tï’yaesiau Islands.-The Philippine A. densa, J . Sm., is pro-
AiV. nl uudidusicuulas, lgtloabif at, ran^d semi-glfatb ra of Sp. EIiI'l .® meruemstb plerso bGahbeliyla nbteh eres fteernruedif.olia, to which
with v " ' f 1-3 in- 1 -, castaneous, wiry, clotlied
d istA n rte fto d ¿ i t e " ’’ “ f u ' T - .*"• fr î - 1 in. br., bipinnate ; l o £ r pinnoe
nL}-)}/ I £ i ’ Ttt . “ ta raclus into obiong ‘oJbhttuussee eennttiirree oorr sslliigglhittllyy--ilcobed
s l l fa c ’e ; npper smfaxe pale-green and sliglitly viilose! lower
scales • t e l l / / densely coated with long linear ferruginous
t e l l l ’ l i r c w è . l t e ’* " “ “ ®'' and the edge in " c u rv e d .-« /. A>. S.
Hab. Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia.
b i / w - ' n ^ ' * rhizome bulbiferous, the scales rigid, fibrillose, dark-
b 01 n , ri. tufted, slender, 2-4 in. 1., dark ch e sn u t-b row n ;/» . 4-6 in. ]., j - l
a /ite to i l t e t e t t - ta-i ovate, cut down nearly or
n e a rlvnaked "S"® below into blunt lobes ; texture subcoriaceous; upper rii»/ace
r e r £ t e a l? L le te “ “ tbe stem is almost or
' ®7tnfted, S-4 in. 1., slender, wiry, naked, ebeneous ;
lo te e è tth é la ’r i u te ■’ bipinnate ; p in næ in numerous pairs, the
subcoriaceous"i ®‘’ Uneeolate, with several sessile oblong crenated piinnl. ; texture
’ b o th /a » /aoe 5 , especially the lower one, with Io n / silky hairs •
raehis ebeneous ; sori brown.—f t / . S p fB . p . 118. t. 286. B. ’
Hab, Brazil, Pohl, Qardïi&i'.
; 7 . tnfted wiry, 3-4 iu. 1., slender, dark chesnut-brown,
moie 0 1 less viliose, f r . 2-3 in. each way, deltoid, with 3-4 hlu iit linear-ohlong
5 0 . NOTHOCHLÆNA, §§ CINCINALIS. 373
entire lobes on each side, the lowest pa ir miicii the largest, deeply pinnatifid on
the lowei side ; <oei«<»e very thick ; under surface densely matted with yellowish-
! | ! T ? 2 2 9 " /te te 991 ' “ “ ■ S 'n a l.-P o ly p o d iu m , f t / .
D o r y o p t f t ^ B raz il, Gardner, 2390.—A v e ry d is tin c t species, w ith th e h a b it o f
18. N. Buxhanani, Baker ; _ri. tufted, slender, villose, bright chesnut-brown,
3-4 in. . ; f r . I 5 - 2 in. 1., 1 -lJ m. br., subdeitoid, with 2-3 pairs of distinct » » « «
below the deeply-pinnatifid apex, the lowest much the largest, cut down to the
lachis at tlie base into ohlong blunt repand p in n l., th a t on tlie low'er side 4 - 2
in. ]. ; <oei«(»e herbaceous; »ac/«> and both sides densely clothed with spreading
wliitish or terrngmous hairs ; sori copious, brownish, quite marginal. "
H a b . N a ta l, Buchanan au d UeKen, 8 2 .-T h i s is v e ry lik e th e la s t in ou tlin e, b u t is
more deeply divided, n o t so th ic k in te x tu re , an d th o u g h very h a iry , y e t n o t matted.
n tiifted, 4-6 in .l., chesnut-brown, naked, glossy ;
/» . d- 6 in. 1 ., l j - 2 m. br., ovate, tnpin n a te ; pinnæ distant, the lower ones deltoid ;
the?«*««/ long-stalked, with b lunt oblong segm. -|-1 lin. br. ; texture subcoriaceous ;
raolmes rigid ; both surfaces naked ; sori brown.—I lk . 8p. 5. p . 1 1 2 . Bot. Maq.
t. 3055.
H a b . Chili an d A nd es of B o liv ia .-V e r y d o u b tfu lly d is tin c t from A. nkea, from which
It differs only by bein g w ith o u t wh ite powder b ene ath.
§§ Cincinalis, Desv. Fronds coated beneath with white or yellow powder.
Sp. 20-27.
nte te trichomanoides, R. Br. ; rhizome tliick, bulbiferous, the scales
black, fibriilose ; ri. tufted, 2-4 in. 1., firm, erect, chesnut-brown, slightly scaly •
fr - *•: f-f li III- ¡II'-’ ®iiiiP*y pinnate ; jnnnæ sessile, ovate-oblong, blunt!
pinnatihd, with blunt Jo])es \ texture subcoriaceous ; upper surface paie-green
nearly naked, lower clothed with white jiowder and tine ferruginous woolly hairs^
tJie edge iniiexed.—7 //. 5 . p. 109. ^
H ab . J am a ic a an d Cuba.—Differs from all th e following by being tom en to se as well as
iarinose, an d sometimes th e powder is q u ite hidden b en e a th th e tom en tum .
2 1 . N. (Cine.) affinis,.Tlk.', sL tufted, 2-3 in. h, wiry glossy, naked, nearly
1 Uir-I.- . -fl' ' A, Kr • 1 3 7 ;vtt Itttt.5 1.:-_•___lIH .i _ AA_i. __X._, i vviA* . v', g inu o s%y , jtmiAcu, n e, a r l*y'
h i a c k ; / n 4-5 in. in .b r., bipinnatifid ; short-staJked, deltoid-oblong,
t i ij deeply pinnatifid, with close entire lobes, the lower ones distant
and dwindling down gradually ; texture subcoriaceous ; upper surface and ebeneous
rachis naked, lower densely matted with sulphur-coloured meal : sori
marginal, brownish.—77/. Bp. 5. p . 109.
Hab. Mexico and Guatemala.—Our description is taken from a set of specimens
gathered by Messrs. Salvin and Godman, and does not entirely agree with that ofMette-
mus._ In habit our plant agrees with the preceding, but is perfectly without tomentum.
Specimens from Cuba {O. Wright, 1075-6) are very similar, but are rather more slender,
and the farina is pure-white.
22. N. (Cine.) sulphurea, J . Sm. ; rhizome creeping, the scales dense, rigid,
linear, nearly black ; st. tufted, 4-G in. h, ebeneous, wiry, naked ; f r . 2-3 in. each
way, deltoid ; upper pinnoe simple, central ones lanceolate, cut down to the rachis
at the base into oblong lobes ; lowest p a ir with the \ow^sXpinnl. much prolonged,
2 in. or more 1., pinnatifid or pinnate ; texture subcoriaceous ; upper surface
naked, pale-green, lower coated witli white or yellow powder, the rihs ebeneous ;
son black.—Pteris, Cav. Cheil. pulveracea, 77/. Sp. 2. p . 78. N. Candida, 7 //,
bp. 5. p. 111.
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