6 8 . LYGODIUM, § EULYGODIUM.
1 -3 l in . 1., in c lo se row s a lo n g th e ed g e o f th e
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fa c e s n a k e d o r n e a r ly so ;
s e gm e n ts .— B e d d om e , t. 6 1 .
H.ab. South China an d H im a lay as to Queensland, Malay Tsles, an d Ceylon ; G u in ea
Coast.—i . microphyllum, Br., is a common form with sh o rt broad segments ; L . semi-
bipinnatmn, Br., th e form with th e segments p in n a te a t th e base. W e do n o t v en tu re to
s ep a ra te th e Mexican L . mexicanum, P re s l, which is q u ite lik e this in h ab it, b u t is said
to be n o t a rticu la ted a t th e ap e x o f th e petiole, a ch a ra c te r which o u r specimens le ave in
do u b t.
8. \j. venustum, Sw. ; p rima ry petiole very short, secondary in. I. i .
6-12 in. 1., 4-6 in. hr., with a terminal segm. and 4-12 on each side, which are
simple, ligulate-oblong, the lower ones usually hastate, or pinnate below, all
articulated at the base, b lu n tly lobed a t the edge when barren, the upper ones
sessile, the lower ones on a spreading petiole J - J in. 1. ; texture firm ; rachis aud
surfaees densely villose ; spikes 1-4 lin. 1., in close rows.—L. polymorphum,
I I . B . K . Ugena, Cav. H. hirsutum, Willd.
H a b . W e s t In d ie s an d Mexico to B ra z il an d P e r u .—N e a r th e p receding, b u t la rg e r
and co n stan tly villose, w ith th e edge of th e b a rre n segm en ts c rena to-pinna tifid. L . cúbeme,
H . B. K ., pro b ab ly belongs here.
9. L. voluUle, Sw. ; p rima ry petiole nearly or quite obsolete, secondary about
1 in. 1. ; p in n l. 8-12 in. 1., 6-10 in. br., with a simple ligulate-oblong terminal
segm. 3-6 in. 1., 1-1J in. br., and 3-5 like it on each side, truncate or subcuneate,
and articulated a t the base, and all distinctly stalked ; texture subocriaceous ; rachis
and surfaces naked or slightly pubescent ; spikes 1-3 lin. 1., in close rows along
the edge of the leafy segments.—L. scandens, Schk. t. 138. (non Sw .). L. hastatum,
Mart. t. 67.
H a b . Cuba to B ra z il.—F rom th is we' can n o t sep a ra te b y an y clear ch a ra c te r L , has-
ta ium a nW e xp am um , Desv., h ir tum an d lueeus, K au lf., Feeppiganum, P re s l, Wrightii,
E a to n , surinameme, M iq u el, acuminatum, puberulum, an d micans, S tu rm. S egmeu ts of
several of th e se a re fig u red by S tu rm (Mart. F l. Bras. fasc. 2 3 . t. 1 3 - 1 4 ) . I n some of
th e forms th e y have a p a ir of p in næ a t th e base, an d in o th e rs th e y are s lig h tly villose.
10. L . pinnatifidum, Sw. ; prima ry none or very short, secondary often
1 in. 1. ; pinnl. 8-12 in. 1., 6-12 in. br., with a ligulate-oblong terminal segm. 3-6
in. 1., J - | in. br., and 3-4 like it on each side, usua lly rounded or cordate, all
articulated a t the base, the lower ones, or all, short-stalked, and sometimes hastate
or pinnate below ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and surfaees naked or slightly
puliescent ; spikes 1-3 lin. 1., in close ro-ivs along the edge of the leafy segments.
—U. flexuosum, Bedd. t. 63, hut scarcely o f Swartz.
H ab .. Hima layas, P h ilip p in e s, Malaccas, S o u th In d ia , Ceylon, Angola, Guinea Coast.
—H e r e belong L . longifolium an d pubescens, Wa ll., th e la tte r a slig h tly p u b escen t form,
an d L . salicifolium, P re s l (a form w ith small n e a t lo n g -sta lk ed segments), an d Sm ith ’s Congo
p la n t, called L . Sm ith ia n um b y P re s l.
11. L. polystachyum,'Na\\.-, p rima ry petiole short or obsolete, secondary J - J
in. 1. ; piinnl. 8-12 in. 1., 4-0 in. br. ; the segm. uniform, 9-12 on each side, 2-3
in. 1., | i n . hr., articulated at the base, pinnatifid more th an halfway down to
the rachis into close entire blu n t lobes J in. br. ; upper segm. sessile, lower ones
short-stalked ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and surfaees pubescent ; the f r u i t
in the fertile ones occupying the back of the scarcely modified lobes.—Hk. 2nd
Cent. t. 76.
Hiib. M alay P en in su la ; g a th e red by Wa llich , Griffith, P a rish , &c.—W e ll d istin guished
by its n um e ro u s uniform deeply an d reg u la rly p in n a tifid segments.
u p p e r segm . se s sile , o v a te -d e lto id , p in n a tif id , low e r s h o r t- s ta lk e d , d e e p ly p in n
a t if id o r p in n a t e in th e lovver p a r t , th e d iv is io n s p in n a tif id , th e b a s e n o t a r t i-
c n ia te d ; te x tu r e h e rb a c e o u s ; su rfa c e s n a k e d o r s lig h t ly v illo s e ; s p ik e s 1 -2 l in . 1.
t e rm in a t in g th e u lt im a te lo b e s.
H a b . M ad ag asca r an d th e Comoro Isle s ; collected by Bojer, K irk , an d Speke.—The
segments a re very close, often im b rica ted , an d in well-developed p in n u les six on each
side below th e p in n a tifid apex. T h is is midway b etwe en ja p o n icum and polystachyum,
an d has th e p in n a tifid b a rren segments o f th e la tte r.
1.3. L . ja p o n ic um , Sw . ; p r im a r y p e tio le v e r y s h o r t, s e c o n d a ry J - 1 in . 1 .; ^ .........
4 -8 in . 1., n e a v ly a s b ro a d , d e lto id ; th e t e rm in a l segm. p in n a tif id o r h a s ta te , th e
la t e r a l o n e s 2 -3 o n e a c h s id e , v e r y n n e q n a l, n o t a r t ic u l a te d a t th e b a s e , th e lovver
o n e s lo n g - s ta lk e d a n d p in n a t e in th e low e r p a r t , tlie d iv is io n s e n t ir e o r c r e n u l a te ;
te x tu re iie rh a c e o u s ; su r fa c e s n a k e d o r s lig h t ly v illo s e ; s p ile s 1 -2 lin , 1., th e lam in a
o f th e f e r t ile d iv is io n s o fte n m u c h re d u c e d .— B e d d om e , t. 64.
H ab . J a p a n an d th e H im a lay a s to Ceylon, Jav'a, P hilippines, Ho n g -Ko n g , an d Loo
Choo Is le s .—L . Finlaysonianum, W a ll., an d L . tenue, Blume, b o th ap p e a r to be forms ot
th is w ith th e lamina of th e fe rtile divisions n e a rly obsolete.
§§ H y d l'o g lo s sum , B r e s l . V e in s a n a stom o sin g . S p . 1 4 -1 6 . F ig . 6 9 . c. L y g o -
d ic ty o n , J . S m ith .
14. L . (H y d r o . ) hetero d o xum, K z e . ; p r im a r y p e tio le o b so le te o r v e r y s h o r t,
s e c o n d a ry I J in . 1. ; p i n n l . vvith 2 -3 b ip a r tit e segm., th e n i t . d iv is io n s 4 -6 in . 1.,
j in . h r ., th e p e tio le s n o t a r t ic u l a te d , th e low e s t o fte n J in . 1. ; te x tu r e th i n ; ra c h is
a n d su rfa c e s n a k e d ; v e in s jo in in g c o p io u s ly ; sp ik e s 1 lin . 1., in close rovvs a lo n g
th e ed g e o f th e le a f y d iv is io n s .—K u n z e , t. 113. I I . sp e c ta b iie . H e lm . L . L in d
e n i, H m i .
H a b . Mexico an d Guatemala.
1 6 . L . (H y d r o . ) «ciicM/atei«, S c h k . ; p r im a r y p e tio le J - J in . ]., s e c o n d a r y J - J
in . 1 .; p in n l . 6-9 in . 1., 4-6 in . b r ., w it h a t e rm in a l segm. a n d 4 -6 n e a r ly u n if o rm
o n e s o n e a c h s id e , vvhiciv a r e c o r d a t e - h a s ta te o r lig u la te -o b lo n g , ro u n d e d o r c o rd a te
a t th e b a s e , 2 -3 i n . 1., J - j in . b r ., a ll a r t i c u l a t e d a t th e b a s e , th e lovver o n e s s h o rt-
s ta lk e d ; te x tu r e s u b c o ria c e o n s ; ra ch ise s n a k e d o r s lig h t ly v illo s e , s om e tim e s
e b e n eo u s ; s p ik e s i - 3 l in . 1., in c lo se row s a lo n g th e ed g e o f th e s e gm e n ts .— S ch k .
i. 139. I I . p o ly c a rp um , W illd . H . s c a n d e n s , / ’«eri. L . S c h k u h r i a n d F o r s t e r i,
J . Sm .
H a b . P o ly n esian Isle s an d E a s t Tropical A u stra lia .
16. L. (H y d r o .) la n c eo la tum, D e sv . ; p r im a r y p e tio le s h o r t o r o b s o le te , s e c o n d a r y
1 in . 1. ; p in n l . 8-1 2 in . 1., 6 -10 in . b r. ; segm. 3 -4 o n e a c h sid e, u n if o rm , 4-6
in . 1., |- 1 in . h r ., a l l s ta lk e d , a r t i c u l a t e d a t th e b ase, th e b a s e r o u n d e d o r c u n e a te ,
n e v e r c o rd a te ; te x tu r e c o ria c e o u s ; r a c h is a n d s u r fa e e s g lo s s y ; sp ik e s 1 -2 lin . 1.,
in clo se rovvs a lo n g th e ed g e o f th e s e gm e n ts .— H . m a d a g a s c a r ie n s is , P a i r .
H ab . Mad ag asca r, Bojer, Forbes, Meller, &c.
Sdb-Oed . V. MARATTIACE/E.
C a p s , o p e n in g b y a s l i t dowm o n e s id e o r a p o re a t th e a p e x , w i th o u t a r in g ,
u s u a l ly 'jo in e d to g e th e r i n c o n c re te m a s s e s ( s y n a n g i a ) . V e rn a tio n c ir c in a te .*
G e n . 6 9 -7 2 .
1 2 . L . s u h a la tim , B o je r ; p r im a r y p e tio le o b so le te o r v e r y s h o r t, s e c o n d a ry
J in . 1 .; 2 'n n l. 6 -9 in . 1., 1-6 in . b r ," s u b d e ito id , b ip in n a te , th e a p e x p in n a tif id ;
* A n elab o rate illu s tra ted monograph of th e sub-order (excluding Danwa) was p u b lished
by De V rie s e an d H a rtin g a t L ey d en in 1853. T h ey define a lto g e th e r n ine ty-four
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