Ili!
o rig in al A . tomentosa an d deltoidea a re th e less-developed forms of th e less-divided
v a rie ty , with which ag re e th e N e ilg lie rry A . Wigiitiana, G ard n . (T3eddome, t. 66), an d
A b y ssin ian A. Schimperiana, P i’esi. T h e fo rme r has an un u su ally s tro n g stern, both
tb a t an d th e rachises densely fe rn ig in eo -to n ien to se ; w h ilst a p la n t g a tlie red by V r. W e lwitsch
in A n g o la is lik e f t b u t n e a rly naked, w ith th e divisions b lu n te r tlian in th e
ex trem e form. Besides tlie synonyms a lre ad y q u o ted , we ap p e a r to include tlie following,
wliich are given as d is tin c t by S tu rm ; viz. rubrostipcs, P o h l, fe rruginea, H. B. K ., Raid-
d ia n a , L iu k , oblonga an d imhricata.
1 5 . A . tr ic h o rh isa , G a r d n . ; ca u d . w itli a d en se tu f t o f h r ig l it r e d - lirow n f ib r i llo
s e s c a le s J in . 1. a t th e c ro w n ; ,si. 1 -2 in . 1., d e n s e ly c lo tlied w ith w h ite w o o lly
to m e n tu m ; b a r r e n segm. o v a te -d e lto id , 2 -8 in . ]., 1 -1 J in . b r ., liip in n a te ; p in n æ
c lo se , s p r e a d in g , la n c e o la te , w i th s e v e ra l c lo se r o u n d is h o r o b lo n g p in n l . ; te x tu r e
c o ria o e o u s ; b o th side.; w h e n y o u n g c om p le te ly e n v e lo p e d in d en se w o o lly tom e n tu
m ; ? a « ic fc -s u h s e s s ile from th e b a s e o f th e b a r r e n s e gm .—U k . I c . t. 8 7 6 .
H a b . S o u th Bra z il, Gardner 4086, B u rch e ll 7043, 1881.—A v e ry d is tin c t species.
1 6 . A . r u toe fo lia . M a r t. ; s t. 6 -9 in . 1., f irm , n a k e d ; b a r re n segm. s lio r t - s t a lk e d ,
2 -3 in . 1., 1 - l J in . h r ., o b lo n g , b i- o r tr ip in n a t i f id ; p in n æ s u b d is ta n t , la n c e o la te ,
c u t d ow n n e a r ly to tlie ra c liis in to n a r r o w to o th e d o r s lig h t ly p in n a tif id d iv is io n s ;
te x tu r e s u b c o ria c e o u s ; su rfa c e s s lig h t ly l i a ir y ; p a n ic le su b s e s s ile , close, 1 -1 J iu . 1.
— A la r t . t. 6 5 . A . g la re o s a , G a r d . M S S .
H a b . S o u th B ra z il, Alartius, Gardner 53.39.—Tliis may be a v a rie ty of th e n ex t, from
wh ich i t seems to differ p rin c ip a lly by its subsessile panicle.
UOPTOPIIYLLUM.
1 7 . A . a d ia n tifo lia , Sw . ; rh izom e c re e jiliig ; s t. 1 2 -1 8 i n . l . , f irm , n a k e d ; b a r re n
segm. s lio r t - s t a lk e d , 6 -9 in . 1., 4 -6 in . b r ., d e lto id , b i - t r ip in n a t e ; p i n n æ close,
la n c e o la te , th e lovvest th e la r g e s t ; u lt. d iv is io n s o b lo n g o r lin e a r - c u n e a te , th e o u te r
ed g e to o th e d ; te x tu r e c o ria c e o u s ; ra ch ise s s lig litly p ilo se ; v e in s fin e , c h a n n e lle d ,
f la b e lla te ; p a n ic le 3 -4 in . 1., th e p e d u n c le 1 -3 in . 1.— P l u m . t. 158.
H a b . Cuba, Bahamas, F lo rid a , an d Mexico to B ah ia .—A . asplenifoUa, Sw. (H k . & Gr.
t . 16), is a red u c ed b ip in n a te form. T h is forms th e g en u s Anemirlciza of J . Smith , chara
c te riz ed by an elongated rhizome, from which th e stem s arise in a single row. A . carui-
fo lia , P re s l, is a fin e ly -cu t v a rie ty .
18. A. cuneata, Kze. ; rhizome creeping ; st. 3-4 in. 1., slender, naked ; barren
segm. long-stalked, S-4 in. 1., tripinnatifid, with distant pinnæ and pinnls., the
zdt. divisions linear-cuneate, j lin. br., cleft a t the apex ; texture subcoriaceous ;
rachis and surfaces naked ; panicle slender, lax , the lower branches elongated, the
peduncles slender, 1 j in. 1.—Kze. A n a l. Pter. 8. t. 5.
H a b . Cuba, P oe p y ig ,—P e rh a p s a small finely-cut form of th e p receding.
§§ Anemidictyon, J . Sm. Panicle and leafy portion united in the same fro n d ;
veins anastomosing. Sp. 19-21. Fig. 6o. e.
19. A. (Aneinid.) Tweediana., H k . ; st. 3-4 in. 1., naked or slightly pilose ;
barren segm. l j - 2 in. 1., 1 in. hr., ovate-ohlong, simply pinnate ; p in noe in 2-3
sessile pairs, oblong, j in. 1., | in. br., the point blunt, the edge crenulate, the
base rounded ; texture subcoriaceous ; main vein not distinct to the apex ; panicle
1-2 in. 1., dense, the lower branches short, the peduncle 1-2 in. 1,—U k . Ic, t. 906.
H a b . U ra g u a y an d S o u th Braz il.
20. A. (Anemid.) Schraderiana, Mart. ; st. 6-9 in. I., villose below ; barren
segm. 3-5 in. each way, w ith 1-3 nearly equal pinnoe on each side, which are 2-2 j
in. 1., 1 in. br., ovate-acuminate, the edge subentire, the base cuneate, the te rminal
pinna with 2 divergent lanceolate lobes ; texture subcoriaceons ; main vein
d is tin c t to th e a p e x , th e v e in le ts o ld iq u e , s lig h t ly jo i r iin ^ ; p a n ic le 1 -2 in . ]., th e
p e d u n c le 1 -4 in . 1.— M a r t. I c . t. 5 8 . A . d iv e rs ifo lia a n d V e s p e r tilio , S c h r a d .
H ab . S o u th B ra z il.—W ith this we a re n o t a c q u a in te d . T h e d esc rip tio n is compiled
p rin c ip ally from M a rtiu s.
2 1 . A . (A n em id .) Phyllitidis.^^ Sw. ; s t. 0 -1 8 in'. 1., s tr am in e o u s , n a k e d o r f ib r i llo
se ; b a r re n segm. se s sile , 4 -1 2 in . 1., 2 -8 in . b r ., o v a te -o b lo n g , s im p ly p in n a te ;
p in n oe in 4 -1 2 se ssile p a i r s , th e low e s t th e la rg e s t, o v a te , 1 -6 in . 1., j - 2 ’in . h r ., th e
a p e x a c u te , th e ed g e c r e n u l a te , th e b a s e r o u n d e d o r c u n e a te o r u n e q u a l ; te x tu r e
s u b c o r ia c e o u s ; m a in v e in d is tin c t to th e a p e x , th e v e in le ts o b liq u e , fo rm in g
n um e r o u s lo n g n a r r o w a reo læ ; ra ch is e s n a k e d o r p ilo s e \ p a n ic le d en s e , 3 -9 in . 1.,
th e b r a n c h e s s h o r t, th e p e d u n c le 3 -8 in . 1.— P lu m . t. 156. l i a d d i , F i l . B r a s . t . 8.
H ab . Cuba an d Mexico to P e ru an d South B ra z il.—W e ap p e a r to include h e re eig h t
species o f S tu rm, of which A , obliqua an d sorbifolia, S ch rad ., A . fr a x in ifo tia , Rad d i, an d
A . macvophylla, h ave th e te rm in a l p in n a more or less jo in ed to th o s e below, wh ilst in
his A . P h y llitid is, longifolia, L in k , an d densa, Rad d i, it is d is tin c tly s ep a ra ted . A . laci-
n ia ta , L in k , has th e lower pin næ Inciso-lobate. Villose forms o f th is a re often labelled
A . h irta, Sw. ; b u t th a t synonym appeans to belong p ro p erly to o u r A . Breuteliana.
§ § § C o p to p h y llu in , G a r d n . B a r r e n a n d f e r t i l e f r o n d s d is tin c t, S p . 2 2 -2 6 .
2 2 . A. (C o p t.) a u r ita , Sw . ; s t. o f th e b a r r e n f r o n d 2 -3 in . 1,, firm , e re c t,
s lig h t ly p ilo s e ; b a r r e n f r . 3 -6 in . L, l j - 2 in . hr'., o h lo n g -d e lto iij, b ip in n a te , th e
low t v p i n n oe i\\Q la rg e s t, s ta lk e d , s im p le , o r w ith 1 o r 2 r o u n d is h s e s sile e n t ir e
o r s lig h t ly to o th e d p in n l . o n e a c h s id e ; te x tu r e c o iia c e o u s ; s u r fa c e g lo s s y ; v e in s
f in e ly c h a n n e lle d , f ia b e lla te ; p a n ic le 2 -3 in . 1., in t e r r u p t e d , th e low e r b r a n c h e s
s h o r t, th e s t. 6 -8 in . 1.— I l k , I c , t. 9 0 3 .
H ab . Jam a ic a .
2 3 . A . (C o p t.) W r ig h tii, B a k e r ; st. o f b a r r e n f r o n d 1-5 in . L, s le n d e r, n a k e d ,
s tr am in e o u s ; b a r r e n f r . 2 -3 in . 1., 1 j i n . b r ., s u b d e ito id , t r i p in n a t i f id ; p i n n oe î tw ,
d is ta n t, th e low e r o n e s d e lto id , th e u p p e r p in n u l e s c u n e a te , s im p le , j in . b r ., th e
low e r o n e s d e e p ly c le ft f rom th e c i r c um f e r e n c e in w a r d s ; te x tu r e s u b c o ria c e o u s ;
ra c h is a n d s u r fa c e s n a k e d ; v e in s fla b e lla te ; p a n ic le 2 -3 in . 1., v e r y l a x a n d few -
b r a n c h e d , s tem 8 -1 2 in . 1.
H a b . Cuba, Wright 1812.—I n h a b it n o t u n lik e A . cuneata, or a small slen d e r form of
a d ia n tifo lia .
2 4 . A . (C o p t.) b ip in n a ta , M o o re ; s t. o f b a r r e n f r o n d 1 -2 in . 1., s le n d e r, n a k e d ;
b a r re n f r . 2 -3 in . 1., -|-1 in . b r ., o b lo n g -d e itu id , t r i p in n a t if id ; low e r p in n oe th e
la r g e s t, s u b d e ito id , w i th c u n e a te pm n a tif id p in n l . ; te x tu r e s u b c o ria c e o u s ; v e in s
f la b e lla te ; r a c h is a n d su rfa c e s s lig h t ly h a i r y ; p a n ic le l a x , c lo se , e lo n g a te d , th e
St. s le n d e r , 2 -3 in . 1.— O sm u n d a , L in n . H e r b . A . c i c u ta r i a , K z e . A n a l . P t e r .
9 . t. 5.
Flab. Bahamas an d W e st In d ie s .—The fig u re of P lum ie r which Linnæus q uote s is
e v id en tly Osmunda cinnamomea.
2 5 . A . (C o p t.) d ich o toma , G a r d n . ; s t. o f b a r r e n f ro n d d e n s e ly tu f t e d , f irm ,
e re c t, s le n d e r, n a k e d ; b a r re n f r . 1 -2 in . 1., a b o u t 1 in . b r ., o b lo n g , tr ip in n a t e ,
th e s e gm e n ts f ilifo rm , d ic h o to in o n s ly fo rk e d , th e d iv is io n s 2 -3 lin . 1. ; te x tu r e
s u b c o ria c e o u s ; s u rfa c e s a n d ra c h is n a k e d ; p a n ic le 2 -3 in . th e low e r b ra n c h e s
e lo n g a te d , th e s t. 3 -4 in . l .— S tu rm , in M a r t . F l . B r a s . fa s c . 2 3 . f i g . 1 6 . t. 4.
C o p t, b u n ii f o lium , G a r d . H k . I c . t. 4 7 7 .
H a b . B ra z il.—A . tenuifolia, P re s l (Sturm, 1. c. t. 16. f. 2), is p robably a smaller and
more slen d e r form of this species. L e a f in c u ttin g resem b lin g th a t of B u n ium flcxuomm,
th e divisions much lo n g e r an d fewer th a n in th e n ex t.
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