f a t e I
B. B a r r e n f r o n d s sometimes sim p le , b u t one or tw o p a i r s o f d is tin c t p in n c e when
f u l l y developed. S p . 9C -1 0 0 .
9 6 . A . ( G ym . ) o lig a r c h ic im , B a k e r ; rh izom e w o o d y , s h o r t- c r e e p in g ; st. o f b a r r e n
f r . 6-B in . 1., f irm , s c a l y ; b a r r e n f r . 8 -1 2 in . )., 3 -6 in . h r., h ro a d -o lilo n g , tlie
ed g e n e a r l y e n tir e , th e b a se s u lic u n e a te , s im p le o r w ith a s in g le ] ia ir o f sm a ll
s p r e a d in g o b lo n g p in n æ a t th e b a s e ; te x tu re h e rb a c e o u s ; m a in v e in s J - f iu .
a p a r t , r a is e d b e n e a th , d is tin c t to th e ed g e , w itli a b u n d a n t a reo læ w ith fre e
v e in le ts b e tw e e n th em ; f e r t i l e f r . s im p le , 8 -4 iu . 1., 1 in . h r ., o r t e r n a t e , th e s t.
6 -1 2 in . 1.
H a b . N o r th P e ru , Spruce i l S T , 4636.
d iffe ren t.
C . B a r r e n S p . 1 0 1 -1 0 7 .
-M o s t lik e A . p a n d u rifo rm e, b u t th e veining
97. A . (Gym.) quercifolium, Retz. ; rhizome stout, wide-creeping ; st. of barren
fr. 1-2 in. 1., clothed with soft spreading ferruginous hairs ; barren fr. 3-4 in. 1.,
l J -2 in. hr., the terminal pinna with blunt rounded lobes, reaching sometimes
J of the way to tlie rachis ; helow this usua lly a single pair of small sessile ovate
b lu n t auriculate lateral o n e s ; texture thin-herbaceous; veins beneath h a iry ;
main veins distinct to the edge, with copious areolæ with free veinlets between
t\\eai ( fertile f r . with a terminal pinna 1-2 in. 1., 1 lin. hr., and a pair of
smaller lateral ones, the st. .slender, 6-9 in. 1., naked except a t the base.— Hk. Sp.
5. p. 279. Ic. t. 905. Fil. Fx. t. 80.
H a b . P e n in su la r In d ia , Ceylon, S o u th China, Cochin-China.
98. A . (Gym.) Harlandii, Hk. ; caud. woody ; st. 1 - lJ ft. 1., firm, glossy,
chesnut-brown, scaly at the base ; barren f r . simple or with an oblong-spathulate
entire termina l pinna, sometimes 1 ft. 1., 3 in. br., and 1-2 smaller similar
ones on each side, usually connected at the base, all acuminate ; texture coriaceous
; main veins distinct', connected by transverse veinlets with copious areolæ
with free included veinlets between them ; fertile fr. similar, h u t the pinnæ
much smaller.—Hk. Sp. 5. p. 274. G. decurrens, Hk. Fil. Fx. t. 94. {not
G. F. t. 6).
H a b . H o n g -K o n g an d Formosa.
99. A . (G ym .) taceæfolium, H k . ; caud. woody, with copious dark reddish-
brown linear scales ; st. of barren fr. 1-4 in. 1., scaly downwards ; barren fr .
varying from simple ohlong-lanceolate, entire, 1 ft. or more 1., 2-3 in. br., to
l J -2 ft. 1., more than 1 ft. br., copiously pinnate, with ohlong-lanceolate pinnæ
6-9 in. 1., 1J in. hr., the upper ones narrowly decurrent, the lower ones forked
a t tire base on the under side ; texture papyraceous ; rachis and surfaces naked ;
main veins distinct nearly to the edge, with regular transverse veinlets and
copious fine areolæ with abundant free veinlets between them ; fertile fr. simple,
6-12 in. 1., J in. hr., or pinnate, with forked linear pinnæ.—Hk. Sp. 5. p. 279.
Ic. t. 907.
H a b . P h ilip p in e s .—Though so v a riab le in c u ttin g , th e forms coincide in te x tu r e an d
v en a tio n . The simple form is L. hilocarpus, F é e , an d th e 3-lobed form Gymn. trilobata,
3 . Sm.
100. A. (Gym.) flagelliferum. Wa ll. ; rhizome woody, creeping, scaly ; st. of
barren fr. 6-12 in. 1., nearly naked, the latter simple or with 1-3 pairs of pinnæ, the
terminal one ovate-lanceolate, entire or repand, and often very much elongated
and rooting a t the point, the lateral ones 3-6 in. 1., 1-2 in. hr., sometimes also
prolonged ; texture herbaceous ; rachis and both sides naked ; main veins
pinnate, wdth copious areolæ between them, with few or no free veinlets ; fertile
pinnæ 2-3 in. 1., about -J in. hr.—/ / / . Sp. S . p. 258. Hk. f i Or. t. 23. A . hete-
roclitum, Presl.
H ab , Hima lay as to J a v a an d th e P h ilip p in es.
1 0 1 . A . (G ym .) r e p a n d um , B lum e ; s t. o f b a r r e n f r . 6 -1 2 in . 1., n a k e d ; b a r re n
f r . 1 -2 f t. 1., 8 -1 2 in . b r., s om e tim e s e lo n g a te d a n d ro o tin g , w i th n um e r o u s p in n æ
o n e a c h sid e, th e low e r o n e s 4 -0 in . 1,, |- 1 in . h r ., th e ed g e w ith e n t ir e b lu n t lo b e s
r e a c h in g a q u a r t e r o f th e w a y d ow n ; te x tu r e h e rb a c e o u s ; ra c h is a n d b o th sid e s
n a k e d ; m a in v e in s d i s t in c t ; a r eo læ c o p io u s, w i th o u t fre e v e in le ts , th e s in u s e s
o fte n se to se ; fe r t i l e p in n æ 2 -3 in . J., 2 -3 lin . h r ., s ta lk e d , e n t ir e o r r e p a n d .—
/ / / . N?. 6. p . 2 6 0 .— /3, A . Quay a n um , G a u d . ; p in n æ lo b e d h a l fw a y dowm o r
m o re , th e lo b e s to o th e d .— H k . S p . 6. p . 259.
H a b . South China, Bonin, P h ilip p in e , Malay, an d Polynesian Isles, N ew Caledonia,
Queensland, Seychelles.—The two varieties seem to be connected by g rad u a l in te rm e d
ia te s. JV. argutum, Fé e , is p robably th is in an undeveloped condition.
1 0 2 . A . (G y m .) p u n c tu la tum , L . ; rh izom e firm , w d d e -c re e p in g ; st. o f b a r r e n
f r . 6 -1 2 in . 1., s lig h t ly s c a ly , th e l a t t e r 1 2 -1 8 in . 1., o fte n 1 f t. b r. w 'ith a t e rm in a l
p in n a a n d 1 to 8 o n e a c li s id e , w h ic h a r e 4 -9 in . 1., 1-2 in . h r ., la n c e o la te o r
o lilo n g , n a r r o w e d a t b o th e n d s , th e ed g e e n t ir e o r r e p a n d te x tu r e p a p y r a c e o u s ;
r a e h is a n d h o th sid e s n a k e d ; m a in v e in s p in n a te , w 'ith co p io u s h e x a g o n a l a re o læ
b e tw e e n th em w itl io u t f r e e v e in le ts ; fe r t i l e f r . o n a lo n g e r s le n d e r s tem w ith
s im i la r b u t m u c h sm a lle r p in n æ .— H k . S p . S . p . 258.
H ab . M a sc a ren Isles, Zambesi-land, G u in ea Coast, Angola.
1 0 3 . A . (G y m .) su b re p a n d um , H k . ; rh izom e w 'o o d y , w id e - c r e e p in g ; s t. o f
b a r r e n f r . s to 'u t, e re c t, n e a r ly n a k e d ; b a r re n f r . v a r y i n g f r om s im p le , 1 f t. 1.,
l J - 2 in . b r ., to 2 f t. 1., 1 f t. b r ., c o p io u s ly p in n a te , w ith s e v e ra l lin e a r -o b lo n g
e n t ir e o r s u b r e p a n d ? « « » « on e a c li s id e , w h ic h a r e som e tim e s 6 -9 in . 1., 2 in . b r. ;
te x tu r e s u b c o ria c e o u s ; su rfa e e s a n d ra c h is n a k e d ; m a in v e in s d is tin c t n e a r l y to
th e ed g e , w ith co p io u s a re o læ w ith fre e v e in le ts b e tw e e n th em ; fe r t i l e f r . lik e th e
o th e r s , b u t sm a l le r .— H k . S p . 5. p . 2 7 6 .
H a b . Luzon, Cuming 225 ; P e n a n '
, S ir W. Norris, Mactier.—^Very n ea r tb e la st, b u t
firmer in te x tu re .
104. A . (G y m .) a lien um , Sw . ; rh izom e w o o d y , s h o r t- c r e e p in g ; St. 6-18 in . 1.,
s c a ly d ow nw 'a rd s ; b a r re n f r . 1 -2 f t. 1., o f te n 1 f t. h r ., th e u p p e r p a r t d e e p ly
p in n a tif id , w ith la n c e o la te lo h e s, th e low e r p a r t p in n a te , wd th e n t ir e o r d e e p ly
p in n a tif id low'er p in n æ , th e lo b e s s om e tim e s r e a c h in g m o re th a n h a l fw a y dow'n to
th e r a c h i s ; te x tu r e p a p y r a c e o u s ; ra e h is a n d su rfa c e s n a k e d , a d is tin c t m id v e in
in e a c h of th e lobes ; a r eo læ co p io u s , ir r e g u l a r , w i th f r e e v e in le ts ; f e r t i l e f r .
m u c h sm a lle r , w ith d is t a n t n a r ro w lin e a r o r p in n a tif id le a fy p in n æ .— H k . S p . 5.
p . 2 7 2 .— fi, A . su b p in n a tifid um , H k . ; a reolæ yy'Ah few o r n o fre e v e in le ts .— H k . S p .
6. p . 2 7 3 .
H a b . Cuba an d Mexico to N o rth P e ru an d th e Amazon V a lley .—This an d th e n ex t
a re th e American ana logues of th e th re e preceding. M e tten iu s (Annales, 5. ser. voh 2.
p. 204) has two closely allied species from N ew G ran ad a u n d e r th e names o f Chrysodium
opacum and pellueens.
1 0 5 . A . { G y m . ) n ic o tia n oe fo lm m , Sw'z. ; »/«come w o o d y , w d d e -c re e p in g , s c a l y ;
St. 1 J - 2 f t. 1., s c a ly b e low ; b a r r e n f r . 1 -3 f t . 1., o fte n 1 f t . b r ., w i th a la rg e
t e rm in a l p in n a a n d 1 -3 l a t e r a l p a i r s , w h ic h a r e 6 -1 2 in . 1., 1 -3 in . h r ., th e a p e x
a c um in a t e , th e ed g e e n t ir e o r n e a r ly so, th e b a s e s lig h t ly ro u n d e d o r s u b c u n e a t e ;
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p . 2 7 5 . G . F . t. 26.
H ab . Cuba to tb e Amazon Valley.