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flattened or slightly so either before or after the first fork.—Sturm in Mart. F l.
Bras. fasc. 23. p . 184. t. IS.
H a b . G u ian a an d B ra z il.—P e rh ap s tb is should b e considered a red u ced v a rie ty o f
12. S. (Loph.) Sprucei, H k . M S S .; caud. woody, suhe rec t; st. 9-12 in. 1., firm,
dense, erect, clothed, especially below, with squarrose fibrillose brownish scales;
f r . 6-8 in. 1., very thick in texture, naked, channelled, f in. hr. a t the widest
pa rt, narrowed gradually downwards, bearing a t the apex 1-6 long-stalked
fertile segm., which are 1 J-2 in. 1., the rachis spirally recurved, the spikes very
numerous, | - | in. ]., tomentose beneath.—H k . Ic. t. 1016.
H ab . Banka of tb e E io N eg ro , Spmce S752.—A v e ry d is tin c t new species.
13. S. (Loph.) dichotoma, S w .; st. 6-18 in. 1., firm, erect, glossy, channelled
on the face above ; f r . fanlike in general outline, 6-9 in. each way, many times
dichotomously forked, the ultimate divisions J-1 lin. hr., with 1 fertile segm. to
each, J - J in. 1., the rachis often curved, with 4-10 close, spreading spikes on each
side— H k . f i Gr. t. 17. Beddome, t. 65. S. Forsteri, Spr. S. cristata, Willd.
S. Poppigiana, Sturm.
H ab . Cuba, Ven ezu e la, P e ru , Polynesia , A u stra lia , N ew Ze aland, P h ilip p in e s, M a laccas,
N eilg h erries, M a sc a ren Is le s .—T h e P o ly n e s ian S. cristata, W illd ., is a la rg e form
w ith bro ad er divisions th a n usual. T h e Am e ric an p la n t is 8 . occidentalis, Griseb., an d
is said to h av e th e fe rtile segmen t twic e as long as in th e ty p e ; b u t we do n o t find th e
ch a ra c te r to always hold good.
14. S. (Loph.) elegans, Sw .; st. 6-12 in. I., firm, erect, naked ; f r . like the
letter V in outline, 4-8 in. each way, dichotomously forked or cleft, the divisions
varying greatly in number and breadth (J-2 in.), surface glossy ; fe rtile segm,
copious, distinctly stalked, J - f in. 1., the rachis often recurved with 6-15 close
spreading linear-cylindrical spikes on each side.—/ f t . G. F. t. 64.—/3, S.flabellum,
M a r t.; f r . almost or quite undivided.—Mart. t. 66. L. latifolium, Eich. S.
spectabilis, Mart. Sturm. F l. Bras. fasc. 23. t. 14.
H a b . W e s t In d ie s an d Mexico to B raz il.—S . attenuata, B e j r ., ap p e a rs to be a form
with unusually n a rrow divisions. S. pacificans, M a rt. Ico n . C ry p t, t. 66, has two e n tire
divisions, each 6 in . br.
Actinostachys, Wall. Fertile segment
■ ■ Sp. 15-16.
rather than
16: S. (Actin.) pennula, Sw. ; st. dense, 1-2 in .l., suhterete, brownish, passing
gradually into the f r ., which is 1 ft. or more 1., nearly 1 iin. thick, triquetrous,
with 3 sharp angles, crowned a t the apex with 6-12 subtriquetrous fertile
spikes, which are J - I J in. 1., pilose beneath, with the caps, usua lly in 4 rows.—
S. trilateralis, Sehk. I lk . £ Or. t. 54. S. penicillata, H . B . K . S. lævigata,
Melt.— S. subtrijuga. Mart. ; f r . 6-9 in. 1., much more slender, the spikes
often reduced to 3 or 4.—Kunze, t. 97- / . 1. A. Germani, Fée, Fil. A n t. t. 29.
H a h . W e s t In d ie s to R io J a n e iro , N ew Caledonia, Is le of P in e s .—W e can n o t d is tin g
u ish th e Po ly n esian S. lævigata from th e A m e ric an p lan t. T h e N ew Caledonian
® M e tt., is in te rm e d ia te b etwe en o u r two v arieties.
16. S. (Actin.) digitata, S w .; st. dense, 1-2 in. L, brownish, suhterete, passing
gradually into t h e / r . , wliich is 1 ft. or more 1., 1-2 lin. br., flattened, the
midrib beneath prominent, crowned at the apex with 6-15 subtriquetrous
fertile spikes, which are I J in. 1., naked beneath, with the caps, in 4 rows and
the edge much inflexed.—Hk. G. F . t. 64.
H ab . H im a lay a s to Ceylon, Bonin, P h ilip p in e s, Malay Isles, an d F iji.
6 5 . A N E M I A , § E U A N E M I A .
G e n . 6 5 . A n e m i a , S w .
a copiously-branched panicle quite
A well-marked genus, almost confined
in the same fro n d ; veins fre;
sm a ll, v e r y a b u n d a n t, fo rm in g
d is tm c t from th e le a f y p a r t o f th e f ro n d .
to Tropical America. T a b . V I I I . fig . 6 6 .
§ E u a n em i a . Panicle and leafy portion
S p . 1 -1 8 . F ig . 6 6 « .
* P in næ o f barren segment entire or nearly so. S p . I - I 2 .
t Barren segment lanceolate or lanceolate-oblong. S p . 1 - 8 .
A. F in næ 6 -8 or less on each side. S p . 1 - 3 .
1 . A. Gardneri, H k . ; st. 3 -4 in . 1., f irm , e re c t, n a k e d ; barren segm. s h o r t-
s ta lk e d , 4 in . 1., 2 J in . h r ., w i th 4 im b r ic a te d n e a r ly round pinnoe o n e a c h s id e ,
th e low e s t 1 in . b r ., s h o r t- s ta lk e d , th e ed g e c r e n u l a te ; texture c o ria c e o u s ; rachis
a n d h o th sides n a k e d ; veins q u it e f la b e lla te ; panicle 2 in . 1., wd th e lo n g a te d
s p r e a d in g low e r b r a n c h e s , th e p e d u n c le a b o u t e q u a llin g i t .—/ f t . I c . 1. 1 9 0 ( n o t
A. G a r d n e r ia n a , Presl).
H a b . S o u th B raz il, Gardner 4.
2 . k . filiformis, P r e s l ; sl. 1 -3 in . 1., s le n d e r, s lig h t ly v illo s e ; barren segm. sessile
, 3 -4 in . 1., 1 - l J in . h r ., w i th 6 -8 se ssile lin e a r -o b o v a te pinnoe o n e a c h sid e,
w h ic h a r e 2 -3 l i n . h r ., w ith n e a r l y th e i r ow n b r e a d th b e tw e e n th em , th e ed g e
r a t h e r d e e p ly to o th e d ; texture a lm o s t h e rb a c e o u s ; raehis a n d surfaces fin e ly
v illo s e ; veins f la b e lla te ; panicle 2 -3 in . 1., th e b r a n c h e s s h o r t, wd th a p e d u n c le
3 o r 4 tim e s its ow n le n g th .— A . d e n t a ta , Gardner.
H a b . Mexico an d W e s t In d ie s to Bra z il.—This may be a v a rie ty of th e n ex t, w ith
which i t coincides in its sh o rt stem an d very long ped u n c le ; b u t th e te x tu re is much less
coriaceous, an d th e pin næ a re n arrow e r an d d istin c tly to o th ed . M e tten iu s refers th e
synonym of A . Jilifoi-niis, Swa rtz, to o u r A . B r eu td ia n a .
3. A. oblongifolia, Swn ; st. 2 -4 in . 1., firm , e re c t, s l ig h t ly v illo s e ; barren segm.
se s sile , 3 -4 in . 1., 1J in . b r ., s im p ly p in n a te , w i th 6 -8 p a i r s o f s e s s ile ? i« « iB , w h ic h
a r e o b lo n g , b lu n t , s u b e n ti r e , tlie b a s e o n th e u p p e r s id e p a r a l le l w ith th e s tem , o n
th e low e r o b liq u e ly t r u n c a t e ; texture c o ria c e o u s ; rachis a n d surfaees f in e ly v illo
se ; veins fla b e lla te ; panicle 1 -2 in . 1., th e low e r b r a n c h e s s h o r t, th e p e d u n c le
6 -6 in . 1.— Bchk. t. 1 4 2 .— (3, A . humilis, Sw . ; sm a lle r , pinnæ clo se , 3 -4 o n ly o n
e a c h s id e . A . S e em a n n i, / f t . lo u d . Journ. 7. t. 16.
H ab . Mexico to Braz il and P e ru .—A . pilosa, P re s l (A. p um ila , Klotz sch), ap p e a rs to
be a form in te rm e d ia te b etwe en o u r two varieties. C h ara cterized by its close coriaceous
pin næ an d b a rren segmen t n e a rly eq u a l in w id th th ro u g h o u t.
B . P in næ more than 6 -8 on each side. S p . 4 - 8 .
4. A . Dregeana, K z e . ; st. 8 -1 2 in . 1., firm , s lig h t ly v illo s e ; barren segm. s u b sessile,
8 -1 2 in . 1., 2 -3 in . b r ., a b o u t e q u a l in w id th in th e low'er h a l f , w ith 8 -1 2
pinnæ o n e a c h s id e , w h ic h a r e 1 - l J in . 1., J - j in . h r ., o v a te -d e lto id , u n e q u a l a t
h e b a se , th e u p p e r s id e s u b c o rd a te , th e ed g e in c is o - c r e n a te ; texture su b c o ria c e o u s ;
raehis a n d surfaces f in e ly v illo s e , a d is tin c t m id r ib o fte n h a l fw a y to th e a p e x ;
panicle 3 -4 in . 1., th e low e r b r a n c h e s e lo n g a te d , o n a p e d u n c le a b o u t a s lo n g a s
it s e lf .—A / e . t. 2 0 . H k . I c . t. 2 3 6 .
H ab . N a ta l ; an d a p la n t collected by Seemann in N . W . Mexico, referred in B o t.
H e ra ld , to A . collina, is so n ea r th is th a t we do n o t v en tu re to s ep a ra te th em .
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