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g lo s s y ; fr . 2 -6 f t. 1., 1 -2 f t. b r ., th e u p p e r iiinnæ f e r tile , s lig h t ly sm a lle r th a n th e
b a r r e n o n e s , w h ic h a r e u s u a l l y s ta lk e d , lig u la te -o b lo n g , 8 in . to m o re t h a n 1 f t. L,
i - 3 in . b r. th e p o in t a c u te o r b lu n t , s om e tim e s r e tu s e w ith a m u c ro , th e edge
q u it e e n tir e , th e b a s e s u b c u n e a t e ; texture c o ria c e o u s ; rachis a n d surfaces n a k e d ;
areolæ v e r y ’sm a l l a n d c o p io u s , w i th o u t fre e v e in le t s .— « / . Sp. B .p . 2 6 6 .
H a b F lo rid a an d Berm u d as to P e ru and S o u th Br.azil ; Po ly n esia ; Bengal, Hong-
K o n g , an d F o rm o sa to Queensland, Seychelles, Mascaren Isles, Zambesi-land, N a ta l,
A ngola, G u in ea Coast.—In c lu d e s five species of Fé e .
D . Frond bipinnate. S p . 1 2 8 .
6-12
1 2 8 . A . (C h r y s .) polyphyllum, H k . ; rhizome w o o d y , w id e - s c a n d e n t ; st.
p in n a te ,
in . 1., firm , n a k e d , jo in te d a t th e b a se ; barren f r . s om e tim e s s im p ly p in .m u c ,
m o r e u s u a l ly s e v e r a l fe e t lo n g , w i th p in n a te pinnæ 6 -1 2 in . L, 2 in . b r. ; p in n l.
n um e r o u s o n e a c h s id e , 1 in . 1., j - j in . b r ., se ssile , la n c e o la te , s h a r p ly to o th e d ;
texture h e rb a c e o u s ; rachis a n d surfaces n a k e d ; areolæ li e x a g o n a l, w ith o u t fre e
v e in le ts ; fertile pinnl. s ta lk e d , f - J in . 1., J in . h r .— « / . Sp. B. p . 2 6 9 . L om a -
g r am m e , jBrack.
H ab . N ew H eb rid e s an d F iji.—I n gene ra l h a b it and in its a rticu la ted pinnæ th is q u ite
agree s w ith A . Willcesiamm. A . 'pteroides, E . B r., from Tropical A u stra lia , has an ebeneous
naked s tem 1 ft. 1., an d d is ta n t Lom ario id fe rtile pinnæ, th e lower ones aga in
sparingly p in n a te, b u t th e b a rren frond is n o t k nown.
H ym e n o le p is , K a u lf. Fronds simple, uniform, bearing the fr u it on the
contracted apex. S p . 1 2 9 -1 3 0 .
1 2 9 . A . (H y m e n . ) spicatum, L . ; rhizome w o o d y , s h o r t- c r e e p in g ; i i . 1 -2 in . 1.,
s h o r t, firm ; f r . 6 -1 8 in . 1., J -1 in . h r ., th e u p p e r p a r t f o r 4-6 in . c o n t r a c te d a n d
f e r tile , th e ed g e e n tir e , th e low e r j i a r t n a r r o w e d v e r y g r a d u a l ly ; texture s u b c
o ria c e o u s ; surfaces n a k e d ; areolæ u n if o rm , h e x a g o n a l, w i th co p io u s fre e
v e in le ts ; caps, m ix e d w ith p e l ta t e s c a le s .—« / . Sp. S. p . 2 8 0 . F il. E x . t. 7 8 .—
/3, « . brachystachys, J . Sm . ; f r . b ro a d e r , th e f e r t ile s p ik e th i c k , 1 - l J in . 1.—
G. F . t. 3.
H ab . H im a lay as (to 6,000 ft.) to Madagascar, Mascaren Isles, Ceylon, South China,
P h ilip p in es, Queensland, Society Is le s .—/ / . va lidmervis, K z e ., is a stro n g b ro ad form.
1 3 0 . A . { R y m o n . ) p la ty rh y n c lio s . H k . ; s t. tu f t e d , s c a r c e ly a n y ; / r . 1 2 H 6
i n . 1., 1 in . b r ., tlie s o r i in a p a t c h a t th e a p e x 1 -2 in . 1., f in . h r ., w h ic h
d o e s n o t r e a c h to th e edge , th e ed g e e n t ir e , th e low e r p a r t n a r r o w e d g r a d u a l ly ;
te x tu r e v e r y c o ria c e o u s ; su rfa c e s n a k e d ; a reo læ co p io u s , fin e , h id d e n , u n if o rm ,
w i th co p io u s fre e v e i n l e t s .— H lc . S p . 5. p . 2 8 0 . l e . t. 9 9 9 . M a c ro p le th u s ,
F r e s l .
H a b . Ph ilip p in es, Cuming 196.
■x-x**»» p h o t in o p t e r i s , « . (S'»«. F r o n d p in n a t e o r deep ly p in n a t ifid , th e f r u i t on
th e L o m a r io id u p p e r p in n æ . H a b it a n d v e n a tio n o f D r y n a r i a . S p . 1 3 1 -1 3 2 .
1 31. A . ( P h o t i . ) r ig id um , V f a \ \ . -, rh izom e w o o d y , w id e - s c a n d e n t ; st. s h o r t,
firm , e r e c t ; f r . s e v e r a l fe e t lo n g , o f te n 1 f t. h r ., th e low e r s e v e ra l o n e a c h
s id e, b a r r e n , s ta lk e d , jo in te d a t th e b a se , o v a te - a c um in a te , e n t ir e , 3 -6 in . 1., l J - 3
in . b r. ; ab o v e th i s s e v e ra l p a i r o f d i s t a n t f e r t i l e p in n æ 4 -6 in . )., J in . b r . ;
te x tu r e v e r y c o ria c e o u s ; su r fa c e s a n d ra c h is n a k e d ; m a in ra is e d v e in s c o n n e c te d
b y ra is e d tr a n s v e r s e v e in le ts w i th c o p io u s sm a ll a r e o læ b e tw e e n th e m w ith
f r e e v e in le ts .— « / . S p . B .p . 2 8 1 .
H ab . P h ilip p in e s an d Malay P e n in su la an d Is le s .—P . simplex, J . Sm., has th e fe rtile
pinnæ reduced to one.
1 8 2 . A . ( P h o t i . ) drynarioides, H k . ; f r . s u b s e s s ile , s e v e r a l f t. 1., 1 f t . o r m o re
b r ., th e u p p e r p a r t w ith n um e r o u s d i s t a n t L om a r io id pinnæ, s om e tim e s 1 f t. 1.,
1 l in . h r ., b e low th i s p in n a tif id , w ith n um e ro u s c lo se e n t ir e la n c e o la te - a c um in a te
lo b e s 4-6 in . 1., ] J - 1 | in . b r ., w h ic h r e a c h d ow n n e a r ly to th e r a c h is , th e low e r
o n e s p a s s in g d ow n g r a d u a l ly in to a m e r e u n d u la te d w in g to th e r a c h i s , w h ic h is
c o n t in u e d to it s v e r y b a s e ; texture v e r y c o ria c e o u s ; m a in veins'' ra is e d , w ith
t r a n s v e r s e v e in le ts , a n d b e tw e e n th em c o p io u s sm a l l a re o læ w i th fre e v e in le ts .—
« / . Sp. B. p . 2 8 2 .
H ab . P en an g , S ir W. Norris, Mactier ; Solomon Isles, M iln e .—T h e leafy pinuæ, th o u g h
a d n a te to th e rachis, b re a k away from it v e ry readily.
G e n . 6 1 . P l a t y c e r i u m , Desv.
S o ri fo rm in g la rg e p a tch es on th e u p p e r p a rt of th e lower surfa c e of th e
fe rtile fronds. A. small widely-diffused genus, well mwrked by its ■ '
fork ed fertile fro n d s with stagd-horn-like divisions. T a b . IX . f. 61.
1. P . alcicorne, D e sv . ; barren f r . r o u n d e d , c o n v e x , d o w n y w h e n y o u n g , tlie
e d g e s in u a te d , tlie lo h e s s p r e a d in g ; fertile f r . 2 -3 f t . 1., c lu s te r e d , e re c t, 2 -3
tim e s d ic h o tom o u s ; ult. divisions l ig u la te , b lu n t is h , th e f r u i t in th e l a s t fo rk s
a n d a t th e i r b a s e in v e ry i r r e g u l a r p a tc h e s ; u n d e r surface c o v e re d w i th th i n
w h ite c o tto n y d ow n .— H k . Sp. B .p . 2 8 2 .
H a b . T em p e ra te A u stra lia , an d a la rg er form in th e Mascaren Is le s an d Seychelles ;
a n d a similar p la n t h a s been g a th e re d by D r. S p ru c e in P e ru .
2 . P . ozthiopieum, H k . ; barren f r . r o u n d e d , c o n v e x , d o w n y w h e n y o u n g , th e
ed g e m o re o r le s s lo b e d , th e lo h e s s p r e a d in g ; fe rtile f r . 2 -3 f t. 1., c lu s te re d ,
p e n d e n t, tw ic e d ic h o tom o u s , th e d is k a n d f ir s t d iv is io n b ro a d e r t h a n in th e
p re c e d in g , th e p a t c h o f f r u i t s u r r o u n d in g th e s in u s a n d p a s s in g in to th e f o r k so
a s to b e s h a p e d lik e th e le t t e r V ; u n d e r surface c o v e re d w d th th i n w h ite c o t to n y
d ow n .— H k . Sp. B. p. 2 8 3 . G. F . t. 9. A . s tem a r ia , B eam.
H a b . G u in ea Coast an d A n g o la.—D r. "Welwitsch has fu rn ish ed u s w ith a p la n t
i f . angolense, Welw. MSS.) which is most lik e this, b u t h a s a broad-cune ate fe rtile frond
9 in. br. a t th e to p , w ith o u t e ith e r forks o r horns, an d w ith a p a tch of fru it n e a rly as
b ro ad as th e lamina.
a i l
3 . P . grande, J . S m . ; barren f r . v e r y la rg e , s u b o r b ic u l a r , co n v e x , o r th e
u p p e r o n e s e r e c t, d e e p ly la c in i a te d w i th s p r e a d in g o r in f le x e d d iv is io n s ; fe rtile
f r . 4 -6 f t. 1., p e n d e n t, in p a ir s , th e d is k b ro a d - c u n e a te , w i th th e s o ru s a g a in s t th e
u p p e r ed g e , o c c u p y in g th e d is k o n ly , w ith a n e lo n g a te d d ic h o tom o u s ly fo rk e d
d iv is io n b e y o n d i t a t e a c h c o r n e r ; b o th surfaees g r e e n a n d s in o o tli.— H k . Sp. 6.
p . 2 8 4 . F il. F x . t. 86.
H a b . N o rth A u stra lia , P hilippines, an d Singapore .—T h e re is only one soriferous p a tch
to each frond, an d it is sometimes n e a rly a foot broad.
4 . P . Wallichii, H k . ; barren f r . d e e p ly lo b e d , w i th in f le x e d fo r k e d d iv is io n s ;
fe r tile f r . in p a i r s , p e n d e n t, e a c h in tw o d iv is io n s , in e a c h o f w h ic h th e c u n e a te
d is k h a s a r o u n d e d u p p e r ed g e o c c u p ie d b y a so ru s , from e a c h s id e o f w h ic h a
o n c e -fo rk e d d iv is io n is p ro d u c e d ; texture t h i c k , th e u n d e r s u r f a c e m a tte d w ith
y e llow is h w o o lly p u b e s c e n c e .—H k . Sp. S. p . 2 8 4 . F il. F x . t. 97.
H a b . M alay P e n in su la .—H e r e th e tw o soriferous patch es are only 3-4 in . h r., an d
occupy a semicircu lar p ro je ctio n w ith th e fo rk s sp rin g in g almost from its base.
5 . P . biforme, B lum e ; barren f r . im b r ic a te d , v e r y th i c k , e s p e c ia lly to w a r d s
t h e b a s e , th e ed g e s in u a to - lo b a t e ; fertile f r . 6-1 6 f t. 1., r e p e a te d ly d ic h o tom o u s
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